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Top 10 FACTS ABOUT POISON IVY PART 2
Welcome back nerd squad, my name is Roya Destroyaa and this is Top 10 Nerd.
You guys really loved our first poison ivy video; of course, it had the lovely sasha
wood in it, what’s not to love.
So today we’re going to bring you even more about this famous gotham city siren.
So let’s take a look at the top 10 facts about poison ivy, and this is part 2.
In the number 10 spot we LILLIAN ROSE.
Pamela Isley is the Poison Ivy that we all know now, but she wasn’t the first poison
ivy.
Before her retcon post crisis, Poison ivy started out as Lillian Rose, A GIFTED BOTANIST
who fell in love with a man named Marc LeGrande.
In return, Marc persuaded Lillian to steal some ancient herbs, but then decided he didn’t
trust her enough in the scheme and poisoned her with the very herbs she had stolen.
Somewhat similar to her new origin story, but she wasn;t nearly as popular or interesting
as the character we have today.
Coming in at number 9, SHE ONCE BECAME A BIG BUG.
This happened in the Batman and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle crossover story, something you
gotta pick up if you like to have a little fun.
Poison Ivy is one of the Arkham inmate exposed to a substance that mutates them into grotesque
creatures, and sure enough our lovely poison ivy is transformed into a giant praying mantis
like creature who corners Batman.
That’s gonna need a lot of insecticide.
Next, at number 8 we got THE FLOWER GIRL.
Not even poison ivy is immune to her own abilities.
In a story in Batman Adventures volume 2 called the flower girl, she is dying from her abilities
running rampant in her body, and begs Dr. Holland, who we know as the Swamp Thing, to
cure her.
There is nothing he can do and she withers into a pile of dead plants.
Interestingly enough, Swamp Thing has previously challenged her on how she could love plants
yet use them for her slavery.
Guess nature finally agreed with him.
Of course turns out this was just one of two poison ivies in the story, but that’s something
for another day.
In the number 7 spot, SHE’S FOUGHT NAZIS.
If you’re tired of Ivy fighting people over plants, then you’ll want to pick up some
DC Bombshells, where the villainess takes on villains worse than herself.
In this story arc she was forced to work for Nazis when they took over her hometown, but
having enough of them, she concocted a perfume that would cause the Nazis to pass out so
she could kill them.
The side effect was that the perfume turned her skin green, but it’s a small price to
pay for justice.
Coming in at number 6 we have HER SINGING CAREER.
Gotta love Elseworlds comics.
In the 80 page giant, there is a story called rockumentary where Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn
are members of a folk duo.
And even better, they are signed to big time pop producer Lex Luthor’s music label.
Funnily enough, there is an existing rockabilly singer named poison ivy, who drew the inspiration
for her name partly because of the DC character.
When you see her hair you’ll know how fitting the name is.
Next up, at number 5 is THE REASON SHE COMITTS CRIME.
Most villains in the comic book world commit the crimes that they do for certain common
reasons, such as taking over the world or recreating the perfect world, or world domination
or destroying the world.
But why did poison ivy ever begin a life of crime?
Well, simply stated herself, the reason she does is to acquire enough money to live out
a happy life with her plants.
She’s not a crazy cat lady, she’s a crazy catalpa lady.
Up next at number 4, SHE CAN HEAR THROUGH PLANTS.
Poison Ivy’s got a pretty interesting set of abilities, all plant and poison related.
One thing we don’t hear about as much though is her hearing.
She can talk to plants and control them, and she can hear them speak, but she can also
hear through them.
So she can use any plant as an extension of her hearing and eavesdrop on basically anyone
she likes as long as they are around a plant.
Might want to get those succulents out of the bedroom.
In the number 3 spot, SHE WAS ONCE INVOLVED IN A BIG MARIJUANA PLOT.
There was one point in Ivy’s life when she struck a deal with her former professor Jason
Woodrue, otherwise known as floronic man.
In exchange for a huge payout, she gave him some of her DNA so he could combine it with
his to make a child.
And that child would then control a whole empire of marijuana that flooded the streets
of gotham, so the kid would basically be in charge of the economy.
Well, in the end Ivy didn’t really want her DNA being used to run a drug empire.
So she let Batman take care of that.
Coming in at number 2, SHE WAS IN A WEB MUSICAL.
Ivy was a character in Holy Musical Batman, which was a 2012 parody musical based on the
story of Bruce Wayne, who realizes fighting crime isn’t all there is to life and sets
out to make a super friend.
Ivy was a member of the council of rogues that were growing tired of Batman constantly
foiling their plans.
The production played in Chicago’s Hoover-Leppen theatre, and you can catch the whole thing
on Youtube.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Just do me a favor and finish this video first.
And finally, in the number 1 spot, WE’VE GOT HER FERTILIZER.
Most people just go to the nearest garden center and pick up a bag of mulch, but poison
ivy’s got another way to keep her plants fed and happy- with human bodies.
For example, there was one point where clayfaced enslaved ivy and the orphans she was protecting.
She finally is able to free herself and the kids with the help of Batman, and kills Clayface
with a signature kiss.
And then she sinks the body into the ground as fertilizer for her plants.
So now if your tomato plants aren’t growing the way they should, you know what to do.
Just bury your little brother in the backyard.
Totally kidding by the way.
Little sisters provide way more nutrients.
So those were the top 10 facts about Poison Ivy part 2.
Let me know in the comment section down below who you want facts on next.
My name is Roya Destroyaa, thanks for watching, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never
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