Known for her ability to control plants to her advantage, famous DC Comics villain Poison Ivy has seen many iterations within the DC Universe. Sometimes, she's a temptress villain to Batman; other times, she transforms into an anti-hero. Poison Ivy's main goals revolve around saving plants and protecting them from pollution, regardless of what humans may get in her way.
While Poison Ivy may have different morals than Batman and has done villainous things throughout her comic book history, there have been moments where she's taken things into her own hands and done the right thing.
8 Seeking Revenge For Her Destroyed Paradise
In the 1997 Batman: Poison Ivy comic, Ivy had escaped to an island paradise where she kept to herself and remained in peace. That lasted until her paradise was destroyed by a corporation testing firebomb weapons, thinking the island was abandoned. In response, Poison Ivy tracked down the people behind the testing and attempted to kill them.
Batman set out to stop Poison Ivy's rampage, and eventually, she was willingly apprehended by him. At the end of the day, Poison Ivy had decided to give up a life of crime and escape to an island in the Caribbean to be with her plants and was justified in wanting revenge on the people who'd done her wrong.
7 Caring For Abandoned Children In Batman: No Man's Land
In Batman: No Man's Land, published in 1999, Poison Ivy takes in abandoned children from Gotham and cares for them after an earthquake destroys the entire city. However, Clayface captures the lost kids and forces them into free labor to grow fruits and vegetables that'll be sold to the highest bidder.
Batman and Poison Ivy team together to save the children from Clayface, and after he's defeated, Batman lets Poison Ivy continue caring for the children in Robinson Park. This storyline highlights Ivy's motherly instincts which lead her to become more of an anti-hero rather than an outright villain.
6 Working For Gotham Botanical Gardens
Poison Ivy had taken up the identity of Pamela Isley to start working for Gotham Botanical Gardens in her own 2016 miniseries Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death, hoping to start a new life. Her main goal was to save plants around the world and do research on special breeds of human-plant creatures.
Poison Ivy chooses to ignore her old life of crime and focus on her work until one of her coworkers is murdered, prompting her to uncover the mystery. Poison Ivy partners with one of her coworkers and saves the day by defeating the monster who murdered one of the scientists, proving that she has a side to her that cares about seeking demands justice for those who are wronged.
5 Raising And Protecting Her Super Powered Plant Children
During the time when Pamela Isley is working for Gotham Botanical Gardens to research children born from plants, she ends up becoming a mother to 3 plant children. While she is misguided in how to raise super-powered teenagers at first, she works together with her children to defeat the evil lurking within the Gotham Botanical Garden.
Together, Poison Ivy and her adopted plant children save the day and ensure the safety of the other plant children being grown. Ivy's motherly instincts prompt her towards heroic feats once again and prove she has the capacity to cares for the people she loves.
4 Her Loving Relationship With Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy are a classic pair for DC Comics, whether as a dynamic couple or just as criminal partners. Either way, Poison Ivy has always cared for Harley Quinn when she needed it most.
Whenever Harley is ditched by the Joker, Poison Ivy has always been there for her. In their iconic 2020 series Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, the two work together to help control Ivy's powers. While Poison Ivy does have an abrasive side, saving her friends and lovers from a crisis is very noble.
3 Saving Catwoman From Boneblaster
In Gotham City Sirens, Catwoman is being attacked by a new villain named Boneblaster. Even though the two don't see eye to eye, Poison Ivy is willing to come to Catwoman's aid, preventing her from getting killed. Boneblaster is ultimately defeated by Poison Ivy.
The relationship between Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn is well documented in Gotham City Sirens. While Poison Ivy is still a villain who aims to get what she wants, she has a hidden soft spot that peaks through her tough exterior.
2 Helping Catwoman Take Revenge On Hush
Even though Poison Ivy and Catwoman have fought in the past, Ivy has been there for her fellow anti-hero when needed. After Catwoman's heart is stolen by Hush in Batman: Heart of Hush, Catwoman is saved and enlists both Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn to help her seek vengeance.
Together they track down Hush and drain his bank account and funds, so he'll be left broke and without any resources. After the crimes Hush committed, taking justice into their own hands is a mission Catwoman trusted Poison Ivy to accomplish with ease.
1 Donating Money To Save The Rainforests
Time and time again it's been noted that Poison Ivy's main goals are to save the Earth's plants by any means necessary. After Ivy and Harley Quinn help Batman save Catwoman from Hush, she's given 30 million dollars for her efforts... and she donates all of it.
While Harley Quinn goes on a shopping spree with the money, Poison Ivy donates her funds to Costa Rica and Madagascar's reforestation projects, which is consistent with her character and desire to put the Earth's ecosystem over her gain.