- American Maid
American Maid is a
fictional character , asuperhero from theanimated series , "The Tick". Voiced byKay Lenz , she is largely aparody of bothCaptain America andWonder Woman .American Maid is quite noble in character, and unlike most of the "good" characters featured in the series, she is actually relatively effective as a superhero. Having no
superpowers , she relies on her Olympic-level trained acrobatic skills. Her only weapons are herstiletto high-heels and hertiara , both of which she can fling with great accuracy and effectiveness and which canboomerang back to her. But she is also adept at improvising everyday items such as chairs and plates in taking down enemies. American Maid has made many more appearances on the series than any other female character. A recurring quote of her goes "You'll never get away with this, [current villain] !"At first, she saw The Tick and his
sidekick , Arthur, as little more than a bungling impediment to her crime-fighting crusade, but she reluctantly teamed up with the pair to take down the super-villain and magnate,Chairface Chippendale . She eventually came to trust them and would team up with them again. In contrast to The Tick's rather direct way of dealing with evil, American Maid prefers aclandestine approach, at least at first, and has been known to go undercover as a caterer and a tourist to get close to rival super-villains and their schemes. She was romantically involved with another recurring character, Die Fledermaus, at some point before the series storyline began. She has also been revealed to be anoperative (at least part-time) for theUS government and had the formeralias of Jeanine Smith.The character
Captain Liberty , from the live-action version of "The Tick", was loosely based on American Maid.
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