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| Crimson Fox | |
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 Crimson Fox from the cover ofJustice League Europe #23. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Justice League Europe #6 (September 1989) |
| Created by | Keith Giffen Bart Sears |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | - Vivian D'Aramis - Constance D'Aramis - Unknown |
| Team affiliations | (Vivian, Constance) Justice League Europe Justice League Université Notre Dame des Ombres (Unknown) Global Guardians Justice League Europe |
| Notable aliases | Red Fox, Le Renarde Rousse |
| Abilities | (Vivian, Constance) Animal speed and agility, pheromone control (Constance) Enhanced senses (Unknown) Pheromone control |
Crimson Fox is a codename for twosuperheroines appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics.
The first two holders of the Crimson Fox moniker first appeared inJustice League Europe #6 and were created byKeith Giffen and Bart Sears.Identical twins, Vivian and Constance D'Aramis shared the role of Crimson Fox to allow each something of a normal life, although Vivian was much more enthusiastic about their superheroic life. Crimson Fox originally appeared as part ofJustice League Europe.[1]
The unrevealed Crimson Fox first appeared inGreen Lantern vol. 4 #11.
The sisters ran Revson, a major Parisian perfume company (which may perhaps explain the origin of their pheromone powers). To make their heroic actions easier, they faked Constance's death, so that one of them could operate as Crimson Fox (La Renard Rouge orLa Renard Rousse in French)[a] while the other attended business functions. Readers of her/their comic book appearances could easily tell the difference between the two due to Vivian's more pronounced French accent. She was also always portrayed as a more carefree and outgoing woman than her sister. Both sisters (first Vivian, and later Constance) fell in love with fellow heroMetamorpho.[1]
The first two Crimson Foxes are deceased. Vivian D'Aramis was killed by French supervillain Puanteur inJustice League America #104 (1995).[3] When the Justice League Europe team was reformed asLa Fraternité de Justice et Liberté, the team did not know that memberIcemaiden had been surreptitiously replaced byNash, the daughter of supervillain Mist. Nash killed Constance D'Aramis,Blue Devil, andAmazing Man inStarman #38 (1998).[4][1]
One Year Later in the pages ofGreen Lantern (vol. 4) #11 (2006), it was revealed that a new woman has taken the mantle of Crimson Fox, again operating as a French superhero inParis. She was unwillingly pressed into service and membership by theGlobal Guardians, who intended to pursue Green Lantern.[5][6]
The new Crimson Fox toldHal Jordan that she is the heiress to the D'Aramis fortune, though her specific relationship to Vivian and Constance, as family or otherwise, remains unknown.
The original Crimson Fox twins had superhuman speed and agility and could emitpheromones that stimulated intense sexual attraction in men. Their gloves were equipped with deadly steel talons. After Vivian's death, Constance retreated into her animal persona and developed enhanced senses.
The new Crimson Fox has a similarly equipped costume as the previous version and seems to possess identical pheromone powers.
The Vivian D'Aramis incarnation of Crimson Fox received an action figure inMattel'sJustice League Unlimited toyline as part of a six-pack.[citation needed] Mattel planned to release individual figures of Crimson Fox, but the line was cancelled.[citation needed]
Ever wonder why JLE translated 'La Renard Rouge' (the Red Fox) as the Crimson Fox even though there is nothing crimson about her...? When the character first appeared there was already a British b/w indie comic book ... calledRedfox. When La Renard Rouge first appeared, one of the characters identified her as The Red Fox and they guys who didRedfox were concerned about copyright issues since they'd already had one character blatantly hijacked by Marvel when a thinly disguised Demon Queen [fromRedfox] appeared inAlpha Flight under the name ofDreamqueen. Anyhow, on this occasion they had some inside help ...Neil Gaiman..., and he went and had a quiet chat with the editor ofJLE. Result: La Renard Rouge is forever after mistranslated and nobody says why.
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