When fans of the CW were first introduced to Vixen, it was through a series of animated shorts that ran on The CW Seed. We were shown that she is a powerful woman named Mari McCabe who can conjure up the strengths and abilities of different animals through a magic totem that she inherited. After the mini series concluded, we were given a live action version of the character when she appeared on an episode of Arrow. She was played by Megalyn Echikunwoke (seen above) who is a wonderfully talented actress. When news broke that Vixen was going to be joining DC's Legends of Tomorrow, fans were pretty excited to see Mari in action again...except they aren't going to be seeing her at all.
Unfortunately for us (but great for Megalyn) she is currently filming a movie called Step Sisters, and has a few possible movies lined up immediately after this one, so her schedule is pretty full and she won't be appearing in the television show next season. Instead, we are going to be introduced to a Vixen from the past who apparently will join the team as they cruise through time. But all is not lost for fans of Echikunwoke. Besides seeing her in her upcoming films, she'll be lending her voice for the second season of the Vixen animated shorts that will appear on The CW Seed, and while they'll be introducing us to a new Vixen, this doesn't rule out the possibility that she'll appear on Arrow again at some point in the future.
Like I said earlier, Vixen receives her powers through her totem. It was created by the African spirit Anasi. The wearer of the totem can call on the powers of the animal kingdom in order to watch over and protect the innocent. The first person to wear the totem was Tantu, who became an African legend. Ever since then, the totem has been handed down from generation to generation, where it finally ended up in Mari's possession.
Legends has some spots to fill on the team after the season one finale. Kendra and Carter (Hawkgirl and Hawkman) both left after Vandal Savage was defeated, and Snart sacrificed himself to save the team, so at least three spots are open if we're keeping the status quo the same...well, okay, there are two spots left to fill. During the last few minutes of the season finale, we were introduced to Rex Tyler (a.k.a. Hourman) who is a member of the Justice Society of America, and may be joining the team for season 2. Vixen will fill that second slot, so we still have one more vacancy to fill. That is to say, if they are trying to keep the numbers on the team the same, they may add even more characters to it.
No word yet on the name of the actress who will play the next Vixen, or which Vixen will be appearing, but fans of the character should be excited to see Vixen in action once again. DC's Legends of Tomorrow will be airing on The CW Thursday nights at 8 PM.
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