Cassandra "Cass" Cain is the daughter of legendary assassins David Cain and Lady Shiva, raised as a perfect living weapon. She served as Batgirl for a time before handing the mantle to her best friend Stephanie Brown and taking on the identity of Orphan. She learned action as her first language, and is dyslexic, often struggling with reading and writing as well as her speech. While she struggles with self-hatred for her past, she is compassionate, a loyal friend, and devoted to the Bat's cause.