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From that point on, Tali was a vital member of the team, but to keep things short, her two central plot points revolved around the daddy issues that stemmed from her abusive father, Pharaoh. First off, one of the territory leaders in Gotham was the very same Azrael who caused problems for the team in Washington D.C. He had charisma, power, authority, and a sizable collection of lieutenants who would wind up being some of the most memorable characters of not only campaign one, but campaign two as well. And he certainly remembered the group of Gothamites whod traveled with him to Washington until his psychosis was triggered by a codeword that drove him into his destructive frenzy. By the time we met him, the team had largely regained their powers, and Talis presence as a fiery princess drew Azrael to her. Hed received a prophecy, stating that he was to wed just such a woman.

Now, Tali didnt commit right away; she was still very much with Xander and Rozetta. But then we wound up in the Patchwork, which was a collective of alternate universes, with no way of escaping, short of gathering patches from every section of the Patchwork and breaking free from the central tower. To do so, Tali had to give up a piece of her soulthe piece of her soul that loved Rozetta. When the group escaped the Patchwork, the deed was done. That bond was broken, and Xander didnt exactly fight for their relationship afterwards. This cleared the road for Tali and Azrael to fulfill the prophecy, but first, Tali had to dethrone her doppelganger in the form of Heatstroke, a Greek fire princess trying to pull the old Elvis trick of taking credit for something a black person did first.

Anyway, Tali eventually took her rightful place as Azraels fianc, believing that if she became his wife, she could be his closest confidante, guiding his aggressive tendencies towards more amenable solutions. She viewed this role as not dissimilar to her mothers actions in tempering her fathers fiery powers. The wedding was probably the central event of Talis story for a long time, and she successfully married Azrael, right up until the Joker attacked the wedding and disfigured her husband beyond repair. All of Talis work went down the drain, and Azraels territory risked falling apart. Working through her shellshock, Tali eventually appointed Lady Vic (whod established herself as a rival earlier in the campaign, but also showcased her intelligence), and found herself comforted in the romantic embrace of Deadshot.

Meanwhile (and Im trying to keep some details short because they might come up in future write-ups), Tali found a kindred spirit in Cassandra Cain, and together, they began working through some of Talis aggressive daddy issues. Namely, the fact that Pharaoh was still in Gotham, and had been souped up by the demon, Neron. Tali confronted him in a demonic battle and through him to a seeming Disney death, down a chute in the Batcave, never to be seen again. Exceptno. If you dont see the body, theyre not dead. Pharaoh returned again, serving as Talis final antagonist as he attacked a hospital in the closing days of No Mans Land. But with Deadshot and Cassandra at her side, Pharaoh was defeated once and for all, and Electrocutioner saved Gotham!

Thats campaign one. Between campaigns, Tali joined a group of flashy, camera-ready superheroes under the guidance of Max Lord, called the Superbuddies. She had her modern-day big sister, Fire, as well as Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Ted Kords Blue Beetle, Elongated Man, and Sue Dibny. At some point though, something went wrong with Tali. Her body started to overheat, rejected her own metahuman abilities, and she fled over the Mediterranean Sea. She exploded in a nuclear blast that killed hundreds of thousands, but could have been much worse, had Tali not flown as fast as she could to the least-occupied area she could reach in time. And thus, Tali is no more.