When Jeanne-Mari was killed by poachers, Richard raised his daughter alone, and kept the Tantu Amulet for her to inherit when she came of age. Mari Jiwe was born in a small African village, the last descendant of Tantu: her father was Reverend Richard Jiwe, and her mother, Jeanne-Mari, was the first one to tell her the story about the family’s power (and duty). Its wielder would have been able to summon the power of any living animal, becoming an incredible force for good: Tantu became the first hero of legends, and his totem was passed down to his successors, from generation to generation. In ancient times, the Zambesi warrior Tantu, powerless against the tyranny of the warlords, prayed the trickster god Anansi to grant him the strength to protect the innocents: in response, Anansi created for him a talisman, a powerful artifact holding the power of the entire Africa. ![]() If the animated series promises anything concrete, this new version will be much more similar to the original one… the one we’re now seeing together. Portrayed by Lori Fetrick, Vixen was a super-strong and super-fast villainess who posed as a heroine in a plan ordained by the disfigured Lex Luthor Jr.and his top scientist Leslie Luckabee, but she got inevitably defeated by Superman. Surprisingly enough, this is not the first live action adaptation of the character, as she already appeared in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, albeit in a very different attire. ![]() The live action version of the character will be portrayed by the same actress that voices her in the animated series, Megalyn Echikunwoke… and she looks astonishing, by the way. Promotional images gave us a first look at a “new” heroine coming to Arrow: not entirely new, as she debuted in the animated web series of her same name, Vixen.
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