Talon Ancestor Poll
Okay as Promised the Talon Ancestor Poll. At the very bottom I'll provide some intel for you so please read it to make an informed decision:
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Uriah Boone
Alexander Staunton
Xiao Loong
Mary Turner
Calvin Rose
William Cobb
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Uriah Boone Intel:
Uriah Boone was one of the oldest Talons, active at some point before Gotham became an industrialized city. Centuries later, when the Batman confronted the Court about the Joker's supposed immortality, Uriah was hiding in the shadows, ready to defend the members, and engaged the Batman in a fight.
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Alexander Staunton Intel:
Alexander Staunton was the Talon of 1856. He was effective, but his killings lacked the subtlety the Court of the day felt was essential and he was retired. During the Night of the Owls, he was sent to kill Lucius Fox, but was stopped by Batwing.
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Xiao Loong Intel:
Xiao Loong was the Talon of the 1890s. He was an acrobat of Chinese descent. In his time, he was sent to assassinate Thurston Moody, the former deputy head of Gotham Sanitation, who was a member of a terrorist group called the August 7.
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Mary Turner Intel:
Mary is the Talon of the 1940s. She was horribly disfigured at a young age by a bomb attached to a balloon which was sent by Emperor Hirohito to cause panic in the United States during World War II. Mary is awakened and sent to coerce Commissioner Gordon into letting his police force handle the Night of the Owls ineffectively and into inadvertently lighting a modified Bat-Signal which fills the sky with the symbol of the Court of Owls, thereby killing hope that the Batman will save Gotham. She faces Batgirl, but lets her go, because they both wear masks. Later, Catwoman broke Mary out of Blackgate Penitentiary, having been hired by a prominent member of the Court. When she realized his motivations, though, she turned on him, and with Batgirl, they defeated his Talons – including Mary, who turned on her master in the name of friendship with the two women. In order to protect Mary, Catwoman faced the police alone, leaving Batgirl to get Mary out. Batgirl's solution was to find a place for Mary with the Birds of Prey, giving her the codename "Strix" (which is Latin for "owl").
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Calvin Rose Intel:
Calvin is shown locked in a dog kennel by his father at age 8 for three days, at which point he is able to break the chain on the door and escape to Haly's Circus. Calvin Rose was trained as an escape artist at Haly's Circus. He was then recruited by the Court of Owls and trained to be their next Talon. He completed all of the Court's tests to become the new Talon, including killing his predecessor in single combat in the Labyrinth. He even escaped the Labyrinth, which no one else at that point in time had ever done (Batman later escaped as well). On his first mission he disobeyed the Court, saving Sarah and Casey Washington and going on the run from the Court. He was the only Talon to ever escape the grasp of the Court of Owls. He is a world class escape artist and a trained assassin. He is killed by Bane, but revived by the Court. As a revived Talon he is nigh-unkillable, feels no pain and heals from any wound. He disobeyed the Court again and they sentenced him to die, even injecting him with the poison which appears to be the only thing capable of killing a revived Talon. He fought on to bring down Felix Harmon and Sebastian Clark, sustaining injuries that would have killed a normal man several times over. The poison very nearly killed him, but using dialysis, Lucius Fox and Casey Washington are able to remove the poison from his body and revive him. He is then ushered into service in Batman, Incorporated.
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William Cobb Intel:
One of the Courts most prolific members, Cobb is the assassin sent to murder Bruce Wayne prior to the Night of the Owls. Born on October 10, 1901, William Cobb was the son of an ironworker and textile worker who lost his life while working on a bridge. This event robbed young William of his childhood, as he and his mother struggled to survive afterwards. After an encounter with a man named Nathaniel, Cobb joined a circus, mastering the art of throwing knives and earning fame. Cobb met and fell in love with Amelia Crowe, the daughter of Burton Crowe, which resulted in Amelia's pregnancy, but Burton disapproved and arranged for her to marry a second cousin. Through Nathaniel's efforts, Cobb joined the Court of Owls and became a Talon in order to make a difference in society. Cobb kidnapped his infant son and gave the boy to Nathaniel, urging Nathaniel to release the child in secret and prepare him for the legacy as the "Gray Son" of Gotham; Cobb's son becomes the first in his bloodline to be called Grayson, as it has been ever since. After failed attempts to defeat Batman, Batman discovers that Cobb is Dick Grayson's great-grandfather. Cobb is disappointed to learn that Dick, as Nightwing, is an ally of Batman and faces his great-grandson in combat, in which Dick is victorious.
After his body was retrieved by the Court, they made him fight another member named Jonas for the title of Talon. He fight ended with Cobb tossing and being put back into stasis. During the Forever Evil event, Bane began collecting many Court assassins to create an army to help him rule Gotham City. Cobb was the only one willing to join him. He manages to fight and defeat other Talons who were being controlled by the Mad Hatter and helped Bane win the unofficial "Arkham War", but was then defeated by a returned Batman.
During the Year of the Villain event, Cobb actively stalks Dick, who had recently lost his memory following an encounter with KGBeast. He believe that this was his greatest opportunity to have Dick become the Gray Son of Gotham. He was soon contacted by Lex Luthor, who offered him the information needed to convert Dick to his side.
After the reality changing event of Dark Nights: Death Metal, Amanda Waller sends a group of villains to retrieve Talon from Arkham Asylum just before The Joker gassed it. He is then inducted into the Suicide Squad.
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That's all the Intel folks see you Beautiful Owl Bastards later!
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