Editing Poison Ivy (character) (section)

===The New 52===
In 2011, "[[The New 52]]" rebooted the DC universe. Poison Ivy is recruited into the covert-ops group known as the [[Birds of Prey (comics)|Birds of Prey]]. Though she is specifically hand-picked by the team's leader, [[Black Canary]], the other members of the group protest Ivy's inclusion, citing her violent past and connections to various murders.<ref>''Birds of Prey'' (vol. 3) #3 (November 2011)</ref> These suspicions are proven correct when Ivy poisons the team and forces them to attack corrupt companies she wants to destroy, until [[Katana (comics)|Katana]] apparently kills her.<ref>''Birds of Prey'' (vol. 3) #12 (October 2012). DC Comics.</ref>

Ivy survives the injuries and returns to Gotham, breaking out [[Clayface|Clayface/Basil Karlo]] to manipulate him into becoming her husband. Batman intervenes to help her, mainly because the locations she attacked were the [[Penguin (character)|Penguin]]'s properties. Poison Ivy ends up captured by Penguin's men.<ref>''Detective Comics'' (vol. 2) #14 (January 2013). DC Comics.</ref> She is buried alive by them, but survives long enough to be rescued by Penguin's right-hand man [[Emperor Blackgate|Emperor Penguin]] who has taken over his boss' businesses after [[Death of the Family|the Joker's return]]. He proposes an alliance with her.<ref>''Detective Comics'' (vol. 2) #15 (February 2013). DC Comics.</ref> However, Karlo, whom Batman had set free from Ivy's control, tracks down and attacks Poison Ivy.<ref>''Detective Comics'' (vol. 2) #16 (March 2013). DC Comics.</ref> Emperor Penguin later calls in a favor from Poison Ivy. This led to Emperor Penguin empowering himself with a chemical that is made from one of Poison Ivy's plant concoctions, the [[Man-Bat]] Serum, and the Venom drug.<ref>''Detective Comics'' (vol. 2) #19. DC Comics.</ref>

The character's origin, in this new [[DC Comics|DC]] universe, was presented in a special issue of ''[[Detective Comics]]'' (#23.1), during the "Villains Month" event in September 2013. Pamela Isley was born with a skin condition that prevented her from leaving her home. She spent most of her limited time outside in her family's garden. Her [[domestic violence|abusive]] father murdered her mother and buried her in the garden. While in college, Pamela sold pheromone pills to other students to study its effects until she was caught by police. She used a powerful version of the pills to control the dean's mind so he would drop the charges and let her graduate with honors. While visiting her father in prison, she kissed him, and the poison that was secreted from her lips killed him. Later she landed an internship in [[Wayne Enterprises]]' Bio-Chemistry Division developing pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications. She was fired after Bruce Wayne discovered her using company resources for an unauthorized project to brainwash people through plant pheromones. In an accident similar to that which created Mr. Freeze, Pamela attacks the security guards sent to escort her out and is exposed to lethal doses of her chemicals, triggering a mutation that gives her green skin, immunity to all toxins, and the ability to manipulate plant life.<ref>''Detective Comics'' (vol. 2) #23.1 (September 2013). DC Comics.</ref>