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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Doll was one of several mercenaries helping [[Falstaff]] to guard the [[Illuminati]]'s treasury on [[Eastcheap|Eastcheap Isle]] when it was attacked by the [[Redemption Squad]] in [[1997]]. | + | Mistress Doll was one of several mercenaries helping [[Falstaff]] to guard the [[Illuminati]]'s treasury on [[Eastcheap|Eastcheap Isle]] when it was attacked by the [[Redemption Squad]] in [[1997]]. |
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
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==Real-world Background== | ==Real-world Background== | ||
| − | Doll is named after Doll Tearsheet, a character in [[Shakespeare]]'s ''Henry IV Part Two''. A prostitute and Falstaff's mistress, she appears in Act Two, Scene Four, where she and Falstaff have dinner at the Boar's Head Tavern. At the end of the play, Doll and | + | Mistress Doll is named after Doll Tearsheet, a character in [[Shakespeare]]'s ''Henry IV Part Two''. A prostitute and Falstaff's mistress, she appears in Act Two, Scene Four, where she and Falstaff have dinner at the Boar's Head Tavern. At the end of the play, Mistresses Doll and Quickly are arrested by the police in connection with a murder committed in the tavern; Doll tries to make things easier for herself by feigning pregnancy (apparently through stuffing a cushion under her clothes); the ploy fools nobody. In ''Henry V'', she is described as in the hospital, suffering from syphilis. |
[[Category:Canon characters]] | [[Category:Canon characters]] | ||
[[Category:Humans]] | [[Category:Humans]] | ||
[[Category:Falstaff's Gang]] | [[Category:Falstaff's Gang]] | ||
Revision as of 21:41, 23 October 2009
Mistress Doll is a member of Falstaff's gang.
History
Mistress Doll was one of several mercenaries helping Falstaff to guard the Illuminati's treasury on Eastcheap Isle when it was attacked by the Redemption Squad in 1997.
Characteristics
Doll is a gifted gymnast and martial artist, able to quickly ambush and incapacitate foes as powerful as Fang.
Appearances
Real-world Background
Mistress Doll is named after Doll Tearsheet, a character in Shakespeare's Henry IV Part Two. A prostitute and Falstaff's mistress, she appears in Act Two, Scene Four, where she and Falstaff have dinner at the Boar's Head Tavern. At the end of the play, Mistresses Doll and Quickly are arrested by the police in connection with a murder committed in the tavern; Doll tries to make things easier for herself by feigning pregnancy (apparently through stuffing a cushion under her clothes); the ploy fools nobody. In Henry V, she is described as in the hospital, suffering from syphilis.
