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Harley Quinn  (Harleen Frances Quinzel) is a fictional  supervillain  appearing in  American comic books  published by  DC Comics . The character was created by  Paul Dini  and  Bruce Timm , and first appeared in  Batman: The Animated Series  in September 1992. She later appeared in  DC Comics '  Batman  comic books, with the character's first comic book appearance in  The Batman Adventures  #12 (September 1993). Harley Quinn is the frequent accomplice and lover of the  Joker , whom she met while working as a  psychologist  at  Gotham City 's  Arkham Asylum , where the Joker was a patient. Her name is a play on the name " Harlequin ", a character which originated in the  commedia dell'arte . The character was originally voiced by  Arleen Sorkin  in various tie-ins to the  DC animated universe . Since then, she has also been voiced by  Hynden Walch  and  Tara Strong  in either  DC Animated Showcases  or in various  video games . In the  Birds of Prey t

Growing up in Ohara, home of the world's oldest and largest library, Nico Robin becomes an archaeologist at the age of eight. At some point she gains the power of the Paramecia-type Flower-Flower Fruit, which allows her to have temporary copies of parts of her body, including her eyes and ears, which spring up on surfaces near her. Behind her teachers' backs she acquires from them the outlawed knowledge of how to translate the ancient stones called Ponegliffs, which are scattered around the world. She comes to share their goal of finding the illusive Real Ponegliff, which is said to tell the world's lost history. However, the World Government finds out about these efforts and sends a battlefleet to stop them. Only Robin escapes the devastating attack that claims the lives of the island's entire population, including that of her mother. Called "Devil Child", traumatized, and with a bounty on her head, Robin lives a life on the run, unable to trust anyone. To

Kratos , the "Ghost of Sparta", is a video game character from Sony Santa Monica 's God of War series, which is loosely based on Greek mythology and Norse mythology . Kratos first appeared in the 2005 video game God of War , which led to the development of six additional games featuring the character as the protagonist ; another installment is in development, which will be the first to be based on Norse mythology. Kratos also appears as the protagonist of the God of War comic series and novels. The character was voiced by Terrence C. Carson from 2005 to 2013, [4] with Christopher Judge taking over the role in the upcoming God of War . Antony Del Rio voiced the character as a child in God of War: Ghost of Sparta . Throughout the Greek era of the series, Kratos embarks on several adventures in attempts to avert disaster or to change his fate. He was usually portrayed as being oblivious to all else, often engaging in morally ambiguous activities and performing a

Sylvanas Windrunner is a fictional character who appears in the Warcraft series of video games by Blizzard Entertainment . Originally introduced in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos , she received a dramatic redesign in World of Warcraft: Legion to her current appearance, much more in line with her in-universe lore depictions. Once a high elf ranger-general of Silvermoon, Sylvanas was murdered by Arthas Menethil when she led a doomed resistance against his invasion. In one climactic battle that rendered the capital city of Silvermoon in ruins, he managed to finally beat the elven general ripping her soul out and transformed it into a banshee ; the newest agent of the Lich King empowered by hatred of the living and an everlasting desire to rule over her new brethren. In The Frozen Throne , Sylvanas was later able to regain her free will and body and founded the Forsaken faction of undead whilst styling herself as the Banshee Queen. With her forces all in tow vowing to avenge her de