Discord
Here's another of my original characters and one of Wingblade's deadly rogues.
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Claudia Alexandra Black was born to an upper-middle class family. Growing up, her mother despised Claudia because she felt that her husband loved Claudia more than her. Her mother’s hatred grew more as each day passed, until one day she decided to get rid of her for good - Mrs. Black decided she would kill her daughter. She grabbed her husband’s gun, which he kept in his study, and walked over to Claudia’s room where she lay sleeping. Coming in to check on his daughter, as he would normally do every night, Mr. Black walked in and witnessed the horror his wife was about to commit. Mrs. Black was so focused on her task that she had not noticed her husband rushing to intercept her, she became startled when he screamed for her to stop and accidentally fired the gun. The bullet pierced his heart; he died before he even hit the ground. The shock and realization of what she had done caused her to pull the trigger once more, this time with the barrel of the gun against her temple. Young Claudia was now an orphan and the sole survivor of a murder-suicide. Unbeknownst to her, and her family, as she aged, Claudia had developed metahuman abilities. Her metabolism generates certain types of pheromones that elicit attraction to some and repulsion to others. The effects of her powers were what drove her mother to commit such a horrible act.
Claudia spent time in an orphanage where she met a young Ven. The two were inseparable all the way through their late teenage years. It was at that time she was adopted. Her new parents, the Bradfords, seemed perfect...almost too perfect. Who in their right mind would adopt a rebellious teenager instead of a toddler? The truth was, her adoptive parents were, in fact, members of a cult that makes human sacrifices in exchange for power and wealth. As she moved towards adolescence she found that it was easy to manipulate certain people to get them to do what she wanted. She discovered that her powers were responsible for that manipulation. As she got older, the Bradfords forbade her to spend any time with Ven, saying he was a no good street rat who can not be trusted. To keep her from him, they went as far as convincing her that he was killed in a gang related altercation. In truth, they feared she would get romantically involved with Ven, thus ruining the sacrifice. One night, Claudia decided to test her abilities on Mrs. Bradford - she made her believe her husband was having sex with Claudia. Mrs. Bradford was furious, she could not believe Mr. Bradford was willing to ruin the sacrifice they worked so hard to achieve just for a cheap thrill. Armed with this knowledge, and before she became a victim once again, Claudia discovered the full potential of her abilities and used them on her “parents” - the horrors she caused them to see and do compelled them to commit suicide. As she aged, her powers became more powerful, she became more aware of them, used them more, and now she has full control. Claudia learned the real difference between those who held the power and those who were the power. Vowing to never allow anyone to manipulate her ever again, she fled and became a freelance mercenary – a job where she follows her own rules. Claudia learned to survive, and prosper, in Gotham’s underworld, she quickly became known for her boldness and resourcefulness. Discord (what she now called herself) constantly ran jobs for the criminal underworld and was particularly favored by the crimelord, Maxie Zeus, who believes her to be his beloved daughter – Aphrodite. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Claudia joined Maxie Zeus’ New Olympians as Aphrodite. With the reputation and wealth she earned, Claudia had no problem setting up her own base of operations. She cast aside her Aphrodite persona and built her own criminal empire and began conquering rival organizations before they even knew what hit them.
She first came across Wingblade when he thwarted one of her operations. When he recognized her, he revealed himself to her and pleaded with Claudia to give up her life of crime. She could not believe Ven, the only man she's ever loved, who she believed to be dead all those years ago, was standing there alive asking her to leave everything behind. Are Ven's feelings for her genuine or are they a byproduct of her powers? This sudden appearance of Wingblade has reawakened long-forgotten memories in this defiant and proud femme fatale. These memories constantly haunt Discord as she struggles to come to terms with her past, present, and future.
ABILITIES:
- Metabolism generates certain types of pheromones that elicit attraction to some and repulsion to others.
- Ability to project sensory information into the minds of others that differs from what their senses would otherwise provide.
- Metabolism creates powerful immunities to all forms of toxins, poisons, drugs and radiation, after initial exposure.
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The "Aphrodite" decals are from Justin/Saber-Scorpion, they came with the decals I used for Maxie Zeus. Couldn't let these decals go to waste. : )
C&C welcomed and appreciated.
Discord
Here's another of my original characters and one of Wingblade's deadly rogues.
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Claudia Alexandra Black was born to an upper-middle class family. Growing up, her mother despised Claudia because she felt that her husband loved Claudia more than her. Her mother’s hatred grew more as each day passed, until one day she decided to get rid of her for good - Mrs. Black decided she would kill her daughter. She grabbed her husband’s gun, which he kept in his study, and walked over to Claudia’s room where she lay sleeping. Coming in to check on his daughter, as he would normally do every night, Mr. Black walked in and witnessed the horror his wife was about to commit. Mrs. Black was so focused on her task that she had not noticed her husband rushing to intercept her, she became startled when he screamed for her to stop and accidentally fired the gun. The bullet pierced his heart; he died before he even hit the ground. The shock and realization of what she had done caused her to pull the trigger once more, this time with the barrel of the gun against her temple. Young Claudia was now an orphan and the sole survivor of a murder-suicide. Unbeknownst to her, and her family, as she aged, Claudia had developed metahuman abilities. Her metabolism generates certain types of pheromones that elicit attraction to some and repulsion to others. The effects of her powers were what drove her mother to commit such a horrible act.
Claudia spent time in an orphanage where she met a young Ven. The two were inseparable all the way through their late teenage years. It was at that time she was adopted. Her new parents, the Bradfords, seemed perfect...almost too perfect. Who in their right mind would adopt a rebellious teenager instead of a toddler? The truth was, her adoptive parents were, in fact, members of a cult that makes human sacrifices in exchange for power and wealth. As she moved towards adolescence she found that it was easy to manipulate certain people to get them to do what she wanted. She discovered that her powers were responsible for that manipulation. As she got older, the Bradfords forbade her to spend any time with Ven, saying he was a no good street rat who can not be trusted. To keep her from him, they went as far as convincing her that he was killed in a gang related altercation. In truth, they feared she would get romantically involved with Ven, thus ruining the sacrifice. One night, Claudia decided to test her abilities on Mrs. Bradford - she made her believe her husband was having sex with Claudia. Mrs. Bradford was furious, she could not believe Mr. Bradford was willing to ruin the sacrifice they worked so hard to achieve just for a cheap thrill. Armed with this knowledge, and before she became a victim once again, Claudia discovered the full potential of her abilities and used them on her “parents” - the horrors she caused them to see and do compelled them to commit suicide. As she aged, her powers became more powerful, she became more aware of them, used them more, and now she has full control. Claudia learned the real difference between those who held the power and those who were the power. Vowing to never allow anyone to manipulate her ever again, she fled and became a freelance mercenary – a job where she follows her own rules. Claudia learned to survive, and prosper, in Gotham’s underworld, she quickly became known for her boldness and resourcefulness. Discord (what she now called herself) constantly ran jobs for the criminal underworld and was particularly favored by the crimelord, Maxie Zeus, who believes her to be his beloved daughter – Aphrodite. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Claudia joined Maxie Zeus’ New Olympians as Aphrodite. With the reputation and wealth she earned, Claudia had no problem setting up her own base of operations. She cast aside her Aphrodite persona and built her own criminal empire and began conquering rival organizations before they even knew what hit them.
She first came across Wingblade when he thwarted one of her operations. When he recognized her, he revealed himself to her and pleaded with Claudia to give up her life of crime. She could not believe Ven, the only man she's ever loved, who she believed to be dead all those years ago, was standing there alive asking her to leave everything behind. Are Ven's feelings for her genuine or are they a byproduct of her powers? This sudden appearance of Wingblade has reawakened long-forgotten memories in this defiant and proud femme fatale. These memories constantly haunt Discord as she struggles to come to terms with her past, present, and future.
ABILITIES:
- Metabolism generates certain types of pheromones that elicit attraction to some and repulsion to others.
- Ability to project sensory information into the minds of others that differs from what their senses would otherwise provide.
- Metabolism creates powerful immunities to all forms of toxins, poisons, drugs and radiation, after initial exposure.
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The "Aphrodite" decals are from Justin/Saber-Scorpion, they came with the decals I used for Maxie Zeus. Couldn't let these decals go to waste. : )
C&C welcomed and appreciated.