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Cupid (Carrie Cutter) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is an enemy of Black Canary and Green Arrow, the latter of whom she has an unhealthy limerence for.
Cupid appeared as a recurring character in Arrow, portrayed by Amy Gumenick.
Publication history
Created by writer Andrew Kreisberg and artist David Baron, the character made her first appearance in Green Arrow and Black Canary #15 (February 2009).[1]
Fictional character biography
Carrie Cutter is a special ops soldier who works for the top-secret program COBALT.[2] She volunteers for a program that will eliminate her fear, but instead makes her emotionally unstable.[3]
As Cupid, Cutter murders several minor enemies of Green Arrow in an attempt to gain his affection.[4] This attracts the attention of crime boss Brick, who she kills with a wrecking ball.[5][6][7]
Cupid works with Everyman, who has sustained amnesia and believes himself to be Green Arrow.[8] She later betrays and kills Everyman, declaring their relationship as "a rebound thing".[9]
Green Arrow and Black Canary later meet with COBALT engineer Victor Turlough to restore Cupid's sanity. She apologizes for her actions before COBALT agents take her away.[9]
Powers and abilities
Cupid is an exceptional hand-to-hand combatant and possesses superhuman physical abilities.[3]
In other media
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- Cupid appears in the "Green Arrow" segment of DC Nation Shorts, voiced by Kari Wahlgren.
- Carrie Cutter appears in Arrow, portrayed by Amy Gumenick.[10] This version is a former member of the Star City Police Department's S.W.A.T. team who was forced to leave because of an attachment disorder. Oliver Queen / Arrow rescues Cutter during Slade Wilson's attack on Starling City, leading to her developing an obsession with him and seeing herself as his partner. Queen later apprehends Cutter and sends her to A.R.G.U.S. rather than prison due to her condition. Later in the series, Cutter joins Amanda Waller's Suicide Squad and becomes enamored with teammate Floyd Lawton until he is killed in battle.
- The Arrow incarnation of Carrie Cutter appears in The Flash: Season Zero. As part of a squad mission, she, Lawton, and Digger Harkness observe the Flash's fight with King Shark and attempt to recruit the latter.
References
External links
- Cupid comicbookdb
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- ↑ Green Arrow & Black Canary #15 (February 2009)
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Green Arrow & Black Canary #16 (March 2009)
- ↑ Green Arrow & Black Canary #2 (January 2008)
- ↑ Green Arrow & Black Canary #24 (November 2009)
- ↑ Green Arrow & Black Canary #23 (October 2009)
- ↑ Green Arrow & Black Canary #27 (February 2010)
- ↑ Green Arrow & Black Canary #28 (March 2010)
- ↑ Jump up to: 9.0 9.1 Green Arrow & Black Canary #29 (April 2010)
- ↑ Template:Cite web