Margot Pye (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)

Margot Pye
Biographical Information
Aliases	Codenames Magpie
Status	Alive
Died	December 10, 2019 (reverted) Gotham City, Illinois
Home Universe	Earth-1
Current Universe	Earth-Prime
Physical Information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Associations
Home	Gotham City; Illinois
Occupation	Criminal
Affiliation	Arkham Asylum (formerly)
Relatives	Unnamed (mother) Reagan Pye (sister)
Appearances
Portrayed by	Rachel Matthews
First Appearance	Who Are You?
Last Appearance	A Lesson from Professor Pyg (mentioned)

“	Magpie! The name is Magpie!	”
— Pye to Tommy Elliot[src]

Margot Pye is the professional criminal known as Magpie and a former patient at Arkham Asylum.

Biography

Early Life

Margot Pye was born in Gotham City to an unnamed mother and was raised in poverty alongside her sister, Reagan. Growing up, she eventually became a professional thief, adopting the alias of Magpie and recruiting her sister to scope out events where expensive objects would be present.

Arkham Asylum

In 2019, Magpie fought Batwoman in an encounter that involved explosives. Following this incident, she was arrested and incarcerated in Arkham Asylum. During a therapy session with Dr. M. Butler, she stared out of the window until being called a bird by Tommy Elliot, responding incredulously that she was a Magpie.

Working for Alice

Some time later, Pye was released from Arkham Asylum by Alice in exchange for retrieving Lucius Fox's journal, but not before a tracking chip was implanted in her neck. Arriving at the Lookout, Magpie waited for Johnny Sabatino's office to be clear to enter the room, breaking into his vault and successfully acquiring the journal.

Returning to the Lookout's rooftop, Magpie attempted to leave but was confronted by Batwoman, and the two began to fight for possession of the journal. Knowing that she was about to be defeated, Magpie threw the journal off the roof and escaped as Batwoman went to retrieve it.

The next morning, Pye asked her sister to spend the night with Kate Kane in order to obtain the journal. After doing so, the pair met up and Reagan gave her the journal, stating that their partnership was over as she had developed feelings for Kane. Pye then went back to Arkham Asylum and gave the journal to Alice, who in turn removed her tracking chip. She then left and went into hiding.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• High-Level Intellect: Pye is an exceptionally intelligent individual who can easily formulate plans to steal various items.
  • Explosives: Pye is proficient in the use of explosives.
  • Thievery: Pye is an expert thief and as such is able to break into buildings undetected, as shown when stealing Lucius Fox's journal.
• Peak Physical Condition: Pye is in peak physical condition due to her criminal activities and is therefore able to fight well-trained opponents such as Batwoman.
  • Hand-to-Hand Combat: Pye is a capable combatant and as such is able to competently fight well-trained opponents.
  • Honed Senses: Margot's senses are heightened to the extent that she was able to identify who was behind her without even looking.

Equipment

Current Equipment

• Magpie Suit: Pye wears a black costume whilst operating as Magpie.
• Explosives: Pye used explosives during an altercation with Batwoman.
• Zip Line: Pye uses a zip line to infiltrate buildings from their ceilings.

Appearances

Appearances
	Who Are You?	Appears
	A Narrow Escape	Appears
	If You Believe in Me, I'll Believe in You	Appears
	A Secret Kept from All the Rest	Mentioned
	Kane, Kate	Mentioned
	A Lesson from Professor Pyg	Indirectly Mentioned

Gallery

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  Civilian

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  Magpie

References

Other versions of Margot Pye