Initially from Africa, Mari McCabe grew up an orphan after her dad and mom have been killed by native greed, corruption and wanton violence. However Mari refuses to succumb to the terrors surrounding her. Inheriting her household's Anansi Totem, Mari can entry the powers of animals - something from the super-strength of a gorilla to the velocity of a cheetah. As Vixen, she fights valiantly to guard the world from threats like those who claimed her household.