This greatly pleases Shiva, as she sees her own biological daughter as the natural choice to be her heir. Thanks to her "upbringing" by her father, Cassandra is capable of using this ability on a level beyond what a human should be capable of.
Later stories also revealed Shiva to be the biological mother of Cassandra Cain, to whom she passed not only her fighting ability, but Shiva's "instincts" and insight to read body language and fight with speed and precision. She also has Friendly Enemy status with Vic's successor, Renee Montoya. Impressed with his spirit, Shiva rescued Vic after he was dumped in a river and brought him to train with Richard Dragon, who taught Vic most of his lifestyle choices. After Vic pried into a corruption scandal, Shiva was hired to eliminate him. She is instrumental in the origin story of Victor Sage, otherwise known as The Question. She's usually willing to train anyone (hero and villain alike) on the condition that a year or so later, they hone their skills and face her in a fair Duel to the Death. She's developed into something of a Noble Demon, showing Villain Respect to characters whose warrior prowess she respects, especially those she thinks may be able to succeed her as the top fighter in the DCU. Though she began as the Arch-Nemesis of the aforementioned Richard Dragon, she is FAR more famous than he ever became, and thus is more known as the antagonist of Batman, Tim Drake, Cassandra Cain, and the Birds of Prey. Despite her abilities, she has been defeated on several occasions by numerous characters, but almost always with some kind of Hand Wave to explain it. But while Shiva craves a fair fight against a Worthy Opponent, most crimefighters encounter her as an obstacle hired by the current Arc Villain, whereupon they have to figure out a way to deal with her without being lured into a fair duel. Other masters, such as Batman, Nightwing, Black Canary, and others, are usually depicted as being inferior to her or just barely on equal terms.
Lady Shiva is best known for her reputation as the single greatest martial artist in the DC Universe, in terms of pure skill. She's not in it for the money, though- she simply enjoys battle.
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Usually, however, she works as a Professional Killer, selling her fighting skills to the highest bidder. From the start, she was set up as Richard's rival in martial arts ability, and the two even teamed up from time to time. She was an archetypical Dragon Lady, complete with sinister motivations and exotic sex appeal.
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Lady Shiva is a DC Comics character created in the short-lived Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Master series in 1976 (notably, during the kung-fu craze kicked off by the popularity of Bruce Lee).
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