Post by Carmen McRae on Dec 31, 2011 0:53:54 GMT -6
SHIELD Files
~Carmen Elizabeth Cochin!!
~Carmen Elizabeth Cochin!!
Much that we call good is really evil in disguises; and we should not quarrel rashly with adversities not yet understood, nor overlook the mercies often bound up in them.
The File Jacket
Name: Carmen E. Baines
Nickname(s)/Alias: Carmen McRae, Lady Cereza and Eris
Codename: Paragon
Identity: Secret
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual
Profession: Heiress / Student
Character Type: Metahuman
Faction: Hero (Villain in Disguise)
Team: Titans
Powers: Power Replication: The power to mimic the physical and mental capabilities of anyone she has come into contact with. Her abilities are activated by bringing up the DNA she absorbed at first contact. The DNA is then expelled from her body and turned into a disguise that she can wear, giving her the appearance of the person she's copying and the abilities. Depending on how long she's in contact with someone. the strength of the duplication changes. A quick tap will give her 1/5th of someones power, however contact lasting a full 60 seconds will give her 4/5th of the person's power. (I'll create a Thread in which all of her absorbed powers and percentages are recorded, so that theres a record of everything she can do and can not do.)
Abilities: Combat: She's an excellent hand-to-hand fighter, being trained since she was 4 to be effective in asskicking. Her fighting style is a variation of Judo, diverted more to defensive maneuvers then actual attacking. She's been trained to read the body and defend herself from an attack, countering and avoiding conflict if ever in it.
Weapon Usage: She's had training in archery and bladed weapons but she's never really divulged much time to those arts. Her favorite weapon is the Nodachi as it's elongated blade is perfect as the scabbard defends more, however she's not afraid to hack someone apart.
Businesswoman: She's experienced in public speaking and business but yet again, she's never really divulged time to those arts. She was going to be groomed to overtake her fathers business and lead it into the next millennium as a global juggernaut. She hates taking over the family business and so she hasn't really focused on this.
Parkour: Her Speed, Reflexes and Locomotive abilities are on par with some of the greatest Free Flow agents in the world. She can achieve running speeds surpassing 15 mph, and she can perform amazing parkour feats such as flips and rolls and maneuvers over and around vehicles and debris with little trouble. Her leg strength allows her to leap nearly 6 feet into the air.
Acting: This skill practically came with the Shapeshifting but none-the-less she was quite the aspiring thespian during her upbringing. Being nominated for an emmy in a production in the heights.
Canon?: OC
PRETTY FACES
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Height: 5'9
Weight: 115 lbs
Any outstanding features?: She has a scar on the back of her right hand in the shape of the Leo Stars.
Appearance:
Hello THeRE
Likes:
- Misdirection
- Absorbing abilities and skills always puts a smile on her face
- She's an avid Gamer, excelling in most video games of the now.
- Spending and Making money. Scared money don't make no money and she swears to god.. that she'll take your money.
- She's also a bit of a singer. She loves music and singing. Before her super days she wanted to be a singer of sorts. Roaming around and singing with superstars and getting money. She still sings every once in a while, whether battling birds or just humming while she works, she still enjoys singing.
Dislikes:
- Being pulled out of her costume or being caught in the act.
- People who never stop freaking talking, always piss her off.
- Alcohol. She doesn't drink, and she really doesn't like people who do drink, because liquor brings out the reality in people. People are good because they have empath and sympathy.. when you're under the influence you lose all that.. and you're a wicked violent person. All in all, she doesn't like alcohol.
- Insects and pests in general. Bugs, lizards, scorpions and spiders.. bugger the lot of them! They're slimy and crawly and they have no respect for personal space. No dream premonitions about them just.. general dislike of them.
- Pomegranates. They're messy, impossible to eat with dignity. SO much work for a few small seeds. She just... does not like Pomegranates. She hates the way they taste too.
Fears:
- She's not exactly afraid of death, but she's afraid of dying in a way she can't control. Like she doesn't want to die in battle from some unforeseen attack she wants to die when she chooses and where she chooses.
- She has a big fear of rats. She just hates the little things. Did you know they're 30% Cartilage? When she was a child she had heard that a rat had bitten a baby's face off, and she was not too pleased to hear about that. Now she just despises rats. She has recurring dreams of rats causing widespread panic and death.. she hates them.
- Her last fear is the death of her family. Despite the lifestyle she goes through everyday, she would give it all up in a moment if it meant that her family would be in danger. She'd sacrifice themselves for them, she loves them that much.
Weaknesses:
- She's too caring at some points, helping those who are beyond help even if it puts her in trouble.
- She can become far too playful, usually ruining the disguise or getting her caught in the act and putting her in danger.
- She's not very mentally capable. Most mind games work on her and anyone with very good command of the human language can persuade her to do much of what they want.
- Immediately after changing into someone or changing back into herself, she's very weak. Almost infant like and she needs to hide herself for a while to recover.
Strengths:
- She has a very honest face, and if you don't trust hers.. she has a million more to choose from.
- She's a confident fighter, able to hold herself in most situations that don't require super strength.
- Despite her Villainous nature she's very protective of her team mates and friends, willing to risk herself to save them.
- Well.. anything you can do she can do, just as well.
Any secrets?: N/A
PERSONALITY: Carmen is good with words. It's one of her forte she has a silver tongue and she's not afraid to use it! She's learned to cook over the years and she gets enjoyment from it, not sexual enjoyment you pervert but it makes her happy to cook for people. She can't help but sing sometimes, she'll be caught in a mood and no matter where she is or what she's doing she might just break into song and flow.
On the flip side she's not very good at hiding how much she thinks of herself. She's kinda vain, kinda pompous but you gotta love a girl who knows she's all that and DOESN'T put others down by doing it. Growing up with her father she's gained an attitude and a short fuse. She gets angry A LOT at the slightest things, something she doesn't like about herself but it is what it is. She doesn't like crooked authority figures, Forget em! Just cause they are being paid more does NOT mean that they are better then her.
She's a very strange girl. She has tendencies to be loud and brash when she has to be, whether to defend herself or someone she cares for but she's usually a calm girl. She has a temper and will flip the switch at any given notice but this rage usually subsides very quickly. In battle she is rampant, loving to get in an opponents face about it. Using every part of her body for combat, kicking, clawing, headbutting and basically berserking her way through combat. She's cocky.. she knows it and she loves it. People can tell her otherwise but she knows who she is and no one can take that from her.
Carmen, is calm and almost philosophical at moments. During battle she can reflect this calm and yet violent personality, as she says "I like the glow of blood in this light". She is willing, able, strong, brave, ready to lead, and ready to fight, just like any soldier should be but she embraces the oldest and noblest of thief tendencies... She will always Fight.. to Run away. Most of the time she'll come back if her friends are in need... but if she has no love on the battlefield, she'll be very far away.
BACKGROUND:
Mother:
- Alive, 42, Verity Cochin [Replaced by Xena Virus]]
FATHER:
- Unknown, Defeated by Justice League, never heard from again., Joel Cochin The Original Paragon
SIBLINGS:
- Not that she knows of.
OTHER FAMILY:
- N/A:
HISTORY: Originally, Carmen was an idea. She was just going to be the daughter her father wanted after he took over the world, making her the wealthiest little girl in the country. However, Daddy Dearest always wanted more then he could have. He tried to take over the world before he could finish these plans and he inevitably failed, however his daughter was still being created. He had back up plans for the next 20 years, and Carmen was one of them. The idea was faxed over to some of his colleagues in New York. This is where the idea for Carmen was born. The scientists had a certain non-powered clone of her father's recorded thoughts and ideas and they used him as a figure to further, Carmen's development and creation. For all intents and purposes he was her father, just without the powers.
Using his extensive connections and obscene amount of money he decided to groom his child for success, to create a dynasty. A globe expanding monarchy of victory... in the Cochin name. His wife and Unborn child went through numerous procedures and operations to be what he wanted. Gene Therapy to change how the child looked? Check. Genetic Mutation to improve the childs immune system and respiratory? Check. It was going to be flawless! She would buy out all of the major companies in America, from water to steel, to the car corporations to the fast food organizations. Everything would be under her thumb to the point where America would be renamed after her and although his wife shared with his enthusiasm for a better world her body could not keep up and she was forced to retire from this world.
Although Joel would NOT be swayed from his goal of domination, all the money he had invested in this would NOT go to waste due to something as foolish as death. So he turned to the worlds best scientists... there had to be a way to keep his child without his wife. He found a way, in something called the Xena Virus. The Virus enters, re-purposes and changes the cells. The new cell replicates with formerly dormant non-encoding regions active, causing drastic biological changes. After infection, the virus "plugs in" and activates the junk DNA in a target, causing biological changes that create (and recreate) a sentient mind inside the infected creature. It acts by affecting the protein encoding regions of the promoter introns in each cell. As a retrovirus, it contains both RNA and the reverse transcriptase enzyme, allowing it to insert its own genetic codes into living cells. It enters, re-purposes and changes the cell, replicating previously dormant non-coding segments of DNA. The virus replicated his wife's DNA creating a stable environment for the child to be born, also bringing his wife back to life that the scientists dubbed Ceres, used to replace his wife. The daughter was monitored closely by a team of psychics and guards to make sure it stayed in line however she never stepped out of line, she was raised as a regular little girl and she knew no better. She was happy and content being daddy's little special girl.
The X-gene is a gene that lives in all human beings, some dormant others wholly active. It is a lucky few who are able to realize their full potential and although the world may never know if Carmen was to be a mutant before her date with Xena, it was clear that she was to become one now. The virus which was to activate all of her 'Junk' DNA was of course affecting the X-gene inside of her which did activate her latent mutant abilities, which when combined with the virus, created a powerful little monster. She was strong and vicious. She had received her Father's powers of absorption and replication although with a slight twist. While her fathers powers were merely internal, hers were external. She could absorb someones powers and abilities while also copying their form, down to the genetic level. It was interesting to see two of the same scientist walking around.
While she never enjoyed hurting the other trainers she did enjoy making her father proud. He was proud of her, but he was more in love with the idea of her and how she could never fail him. She was a good power sponge but beyond that she wasn't much else. She wasn't strong she was just destructive it was then that her father thought it best to make her strong and not just wild.
He spent the next 11 years of her life training and controlling the girl. From her 7th birthday she was being trained to fight and defend herself, to keep up her guard mentally and physically at all times so that no one could best her in the ring of honor. Without her powers she became a formidable opponent, however she was just a brute, she needed more. Simultaneously her father had several tutors on the payroll to keep her knowledgeable. She was studying at a College Level by the time she was 15 and she did it all to keep her father happy. Due to her adverse body structure she never felt the pain of the training, nor the stress it all seemed like the daily routine for her. Her father, needing an heir to his company and corporation naturally chose his daughter. The little girl that he raised all by himself. It was from that point on that she was in the Media's eye as she was to be the next president of a Fortune 500 Company. She was a naturally gifted orator, never requiring much help there and her business plans were mostly plans of her fathers that she had been rehearsed and trained on. For her 16th birthday she was allowed a one year vacation to any place in the world and she chose Japan. She told her father that she wanted the trip to get a chance to understand the Nikkei index but in all honesty she just wanted to explore the beautiful country. She was a tourist in a different land and everything was peaceful. There she took up the art of swordplay, finding it to be a stress relieving thing compared to the rigorous combat exercises back in New York. It was also here that she took up Parkour and Sharking, the former because the locomotive presence just intrigued her and the latter because it seemed like fun.
Returning to America at the age of 17 she went through the final leg of her grooming where she was to become a prominent figure in board rooms and business meetings. She was given an allowance to spend on stock and her own living quarters and she was allowed to move away from her fathers home, although his watchful eye never left her. On her 18th birthday she was told that she could go to a college or a university of her choosing, for appearances sake. She chose NYU, one of the best universities in the country and it's there that she's staying now, learning and also using her powers on the side, doing whatever she feels like really.. she has no aligned moral compass and is just doing what her daddy tells her.
Rosie Jones:
POST RP EXAMPLE:It was always cold, when your freedoms were wrongfully taken away. Locked in a cage for 24 hours a day, with a power dampening collar on and her room rigged with electricity she wasn't exactly the picture of the human condition. However she couldn't complain. Even as she rose from her crouched position in the corner, she stretched and tried not to bump her head on the wall. She was stuck in a 7 by 10 room with a bucket taking up half the floor space. Too small for her to lay down and just big enough so that when she was at full height she scraped her head on the ceiling. Walking over to the door of her cell, she pressed her ear against it and could hear the faintest sound of activity. It was hard being boxed up day in and day out, she felt like some kind of rat, too stupid to avoid Tom's advances. The walls were too thick for her to punch her way out and the field of electricity activated whenever she THOUGHT of going through the walls.
Leaning back against her favorite wall she began kicking the door as hard as she could. A slot opened up at the bottom of the door and a guard with a big gun looked through. "What is it, Spectre." She had grown used to such greetings from her loyal subjects. "You guys better let me out... I'd rather you let me out now then have to deal with the consequences.." She had obviously hit a weak spot as his first reaction was to release the safety on his gun. She just smiled, turned around and spanked herself for a few moments until the sounds of alarms rang through the building. The guard in surprise accidentally let off a shot, that passed through her body before being lodged in the wall. The sound of gunfire in a tiny sealed chamber was as irritating as nails on a chalkboard, the sound was more painful than the actual bullet. She fell back on her wall, slumping down and leaving a lovely blood stain, to brighten up the slate walls. The guard quickly undid the 6 seals on the door and came in to check on her as a cacophony rose throughout the medical hospital.
She moved surprisingly fast for a girl that had just been shot.. but it was probably the healing factor. She rolled under his slow hands and made her way to the guard outside. Sweeping to the right she took out his knee with a quick jab and grabbed his crumpling leg as he fell. Finding just enough space to spin around and throw him at the other guard, they both crashed into the wall. She pulled the keys off of the guards, undid her collar and slammed the door with a smile. "Gentlemen, it's been a very spiritual experience. We must do it again sometime." Flipping the bird to the guard she fell directly backwards and tombstone phased through the floor. Making her way down a few floors she found her way into the armory, where there was one soldier hiding in a corner. Phasing into his body she took a moment to get used to it before she made her way through the halls unloading rounds into everyone she saw. They were non-lethal of course... just cause she was up for having some fun doesn't mean she was a murderer.
She left the body as she made it to the main entrance and made a mad dash to the parking lot. She was leaving this place.. and she hoped to never see it again.
(This is from another Super Powered site, where I played a Possession powered thief.)
* THE face BEHIND the MASK!
Alias: Mimi or Vida
Age: 18
Gender: Female
RP Experience: 6 months now?
Where did you find us?: Link Back
Rules: Yes I did.
