Mercy Graves
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Mercy Graves from Superman: The Animated Series.
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance |
Superman: The Animated Series "A Little Piece of Home" |
| First comic appearance | Superman Adventures #1 (November 1996) |
| Created by |
Bruce Timm Paul Dini |
| Voiced by |
Lisa Edelstein (Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited) Lauren Tom (Superman: Shadow of Apokolips) Tara Strong (Superman: Brainiac Attacks) Cree Summer (Superman: Doomsday) Gwendoline Yeo (The Batman) |
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Mercedes "Mercy" Graves III is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She debuted in 1996 on Superman: The Animated Series as the personal assistant and bodyguard of Superman's archenemy, Lex Luthor. Like Harley Quinn, Chloe Sullivan, and Livewire, Mercy Graves has since crossed over into comic books and is part of the DC Universe.
The character was portrayed by Tao Okamoto in the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, making it Mercy's first official live-action appearance.
Mercy Graves was created for Superman: The Animated Series (voiced by Lisa Edelstein) as a tough young woman with a checkered past. Mercy serves as Lex Luthor's personal bodyguard and chauffeur. Originally the leader of a gang of female thieves, Mercy once daringly swiped Luthor's briefcase from under the billionaire's nose. She did not get far before Luthor's men hunted her down. However, rather than take revenge, Luthor, impressed by her mixture of ruthlessness and street savvy, offered her a job. He took her in, cleaned her up, and made her his right-hand woman. Trained in unarmed combat, she was entrusted with his personal security and also to carry out his dirty work.
Her demeanor reveals a sardonic wit and her habitual dress is a chauffeur's uniform with a very short skirt, a chauffeur's cap, nylons, and short high heeled boots. Mercy is loyal and respectful to Luthor, and she claims to be "the only one in Luthor's entire company who can get away with calling him Lex".
In the episode "Brave New Metropolis" Lois Lane travels to an alternate reality of Metropolis. Mercy Graves is the commander of Lex Luthor's law-enforcement group. She and her soldiers raid the hideout of the revolutionaries led by Jimmy Olsen where they arrest the revolutionaries, confiscate the stolen Kryptonite, send the adults to prison, and send any children of the revolutionaries to the LexCorp Orphanage. When she hears Jimmy call out to Lois, Mercy had her brought before Lex Luthor after the DNA tests prove that she is Lois Lane. Lex Luthor decided that in order to keep Superman at bay, it would be best to dispose of Lois. He sent Mercy to kill her in the city. On their way, they came across Angela Chen, who managed to distract the commander. Lois stole Mercy's gun and before she could react, Angela had bitten her leg. Lois made her getaway. Lois and the alternate Superman met where he learned what Lex Luthor has been doing behind his back. In the LexCorp building, Mercy was present when Lois and Superman confronted Luthor. Mercy fought Lois, but ultimately lost when Lois planted a jaw-breaking left hook. Rebels stormed into the room and poured onto the hated Mercy while Superman pursued Lex Luthor.
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