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CHARACTER NAME/ALIAS: America Chavez / Ms America

FACECLAIM: Herizen Guardiola

AFFILIATIONS: Young Avengers, herself, maybe the Nomads

AGE: 20

SPECIES: Metahuman

MOUSEHOLE DUTIES: Sapper

PERSONALITY TRAITS:

- Bold vs. Reckless: America takes the big swings. In battles, in life, around other people. She is the one who will step up and make the bold choice in favour of actually doing something rather than simply hoping that the world will fix things for her. That’s not how it works and everyone knows it. If you’re scared to make a decision, America will step up and do it for you. Except she’ll make the decisions even when people don’t ask. She’ll make them on the fly and quick on the draw and sometimes that works. Sometimes, she doesn’t think about the consequences of her actions and it leaves her in a situation worse than the one she just left. 

- Confident vs Brash: Similarly, her confidence has been hard won and fought for throughout her life. She was a shy, nervous child, but forced to grow up too soon and, in doing so, it forced her to learn confidence quickly. Her powers leave no time or space for self-doubt and she’s long since learnt to work through those feelings efficiently. However, this means that she forgets not everyone has had that experience. She can be unwittingly brash and hard on people when they display insecurity and it’s worth it for her to take a breath between her instinctive response and actually saying anything. The confidence she wears is hard won and necessary but she’s learning softness too. 

- Loving vs Expectant: America feels everything so very deeply. She masks a lot of this behind the cool, swaggering bravado of the vigilante who kicks teeth in and punches holes in the multiverse but she is an intensely emotional person. She loves with all her heart and does so very, very fiercely. It’s an honour to have America’s love bestowed upon you. It also comes with expectations sometimes. She holds herself to great standards when it comes to the people she loves. She holds them to those same standards too, even if they are unaware. It can be unfair and sets them up to disappoint her but she can’t help it.

POWERS:

- Self-Propelled Flight: America has the ability of self-propelled flight at superhuman speeds.

- Superhuman Strength: America has demonstrated incredible strength. She appears to easily tear large metal doors off their hinges, and nearly bested the Asgardian god Loki in a fight. Loki has commented that she could "throw tanks to the moon", though this is likely an exaggeration.

- Power Stomp: America can focus her internal power into her feet and legs in order to deliver an energized shock-wave with a single step.

- Invulnerability: America is bullet-proof, flame retardant, has superhuman durability, and can survive even in the vacuum of space unaided. 

- Star Portal Creation: America has the rare ability to smash open star-shaped portals that enable her to traverse the Multiverse, she can use them offensively as a spatial slicer, as well as access the Starling Highway.

- Interdimensional Travel: America can use her gateways to travel between realities at will.

- Energy Infusion: Individuals of the Parallel that Chavez calls home are capable of harnessing their inherent power from within, using it to vastly augment their physical fighting ability by leaps and bounds.

WEAKNESSES:

- Psychic Defenses: America’s powers are so intensely physical that she would be susceptible to psychic and psionic attacks.

- Personality: America can be reactive and emotional which can result in aggressive outbursts 

- Edges Syndrome: A genetic disease linked to the XX chromosomes which causes cellular degeneration. America’s childhood cure still holds but the threat is real and present.

HEADCANONS:

- The Demiurge is so important to her. It forms a central tenet of her faith - or at least the faith she was raised with - and it is a power that gave her and her mothers a utopia to exist within. It both disappoints her and delights her that Billy is its vessel. She expected something grand and someone untouchable. It’s humbling and reassuring that it is just some twink she can bully with all the love in her heart. 

- She loves to learn history - especially Earth history - of her people. She comes from another dimension but she forges real cultural connections on Earth and the history of revolution in her culture is important to her - it forms a basis for how and why she conducts herself as a vigilante. 

- She definitely got too into Pokemon for a hot second and is an extremely skilled rock/fighting type trainer. That’s all. 

- She loves to have connections with people and she will make an effort to create those connections. All this to say, America throws a hell of an event. Sleepover, party, dinner? You got it. She’ll make it happen with all the grim determination of someone in the fight for her life. 

- Growing up in a place without any form of patriarchy or ruling masculinity means that America does not take kindly to being told what she can and cannot do. She has never had her strength or competency questioned on the basis of her gender and she will not hear it from anyone. 

- Okay. Bear with me here. In Doctor Who, when Rose becomes Bad Wolf, she says “I can see everything. All that is, all that was, all that ever could be” and the Doctor replies; “that’s what I see. All the time. And doesn’t it drive you mad?” This is America’s experience. She can’t see the multiverse. Not in so many words. But she knows it and she can feel it - all that potential just simmering away all the time. It’s exhilarating and exhausting and it puts her on edge all the time.

CHARACTER BIO —

It all started with a wish. Amalia Chavez was born and raised in Washington Heights; coming to be a scientist and a scholar and a doctor. It was a fulfilling life, one that allowed her freedom and space and everything she had ever wanted. Except the fact that Amalia longed to be somewhere where she could fall in love with a woman freely and without recompense or fear of retaliation. She wished for it. Over and over. Every night before bed, every morning when she arose, every time she was in the lab. Eventually, the universe heard her. Triggered by Amala’s experiments and by her own latent mutant gene, the universe sparked to life and so the Utopian Parallel came into focus for Amalia. All she had ever wished for; the chance to love and be loved as a queer woman without fear. Amalia met Elena in the Utopian Parallel and so it came to be that America Chavez was born; the daughter of Earth and the Utopian Parallel all at once. 

Living in the Utopian Parallel was exactly what it said on the tin; a utopia through and through. She came to learn her own strength and her wisdom and her joy early and all was to be perfect and loving for the rest of her life. 

Or until she was six. 

When America was six years old, the Utopian Parallel began to collapse - black holes threatening to pull it out of the pocket it had been created in and out into the wider Multiverse. Elena and Amalia sacrificed themselves to stop it. They were scattered across the Multiverse in that moment and, as it always does, America’s next chapter began with a wish. She wished to find them again and the Utopian Parallel answered. Armed with the ability to literally punch holes in the multiverse, she emerged on our Earth, washing up in Jones Beach - close to where Amalia was born. She was taken in by the Santana family and raised to adulthood by them, even as she began to operate as a vigilante on the side. This came to upset her adoptive family as it was attracting attention. For anyone else, perhaps this wouldn’t be a problem. Living in Washington Heights, however, it did nothing but inflame the neighbourhood’s already contentious relationship with the NYPD. 

Eventually, America renounced the Santana name and struck out on her own once more. Over the next few years, she proceeded to do what work she could - even allying once or twice with the brand new Young Avengers team, although she was prone to helping out and then disappearing before anyone could get hold of her name or identity. 

She was operating as a vigilante in New York still when the Accords were first brought in. She refused to sign. Firmly and categorically, she would not sign away her right to exist for the sake of people’s comfort. America took off into the multiverse. She had abandoned her mothers for too long and there was nothing left on this earth for her now. 

BIO

John Constantine is one of the most powerful magi currently alive. He was born lucky that way, with limitless potential and ability. All that power has led him to very little in the way of reward, instead it has marked his life with great tragedies. 

He studied under the best, lost some of his closest friends, and made enemies of others. He took magic more seriously than anything else and it cost him love multiple times. But he never stopped. He dedicated his life to studying more, collecting dangerous artifacts, setting spirits to rest, and doing anything he could to wipe the sins of his past by making a better future for someone else. It just seemed that every time he thought he was on the right track, he caused something horrible. Probably because his magic was channeled through demon blood. After the horror witnessing a child die because of a spell he cast improperly, John went into a tailspin. He underwent unethical treatment at a mental facility for the criminally insane, communed with the Dark Realm and had the demon blood torn from his body, had his magic cut down to nearly nothing by it, and had no friends left to turn to for help. So he put his head down, did what he did best, and tried to help people who had the misfortune of being affected by demons and ghosts.

Along the way, John found himself cursed by a demon to never return to London. Setting foot on the soil would cause his body to rapidly decay. Starting with sickness and then quickly turning to rot. Not to mention the issue of demon blood. It made the cost of black magic cheaper, something of a friends and family discount applied. But a horrible creature, part of the source of magic itself, ripped it out of his body at an exchange gone wrong. Maybe, if his life was a little slower paced and a little less haunted, he might even have noticed the news of Sokovia, but honestly, John didn’t even know it was happening. He was recovering in the House of Mystery in the realm of dreams from his encounter with the Dark Dimension, the loss of his demon blood, and lingering scars from his horrible time in Ravenscar.

He didn’t notice until the ISA was already marching their way across America to stop their den of vigilantes, and then he of course had to suddenly sober up and remember he was in New York because of the whole curse issue, and tuck tail to take the House somewhere else. He was quite content in hiding, popping out for cigarettes and the odd haunting problem until Zatanna reached out to him.

Gender: Cis female

Sexuality: Bisexual

Identity: Secret

Powers and/or abilities: Genetically enhanced with Logan’s DNA, Laura possesses all of her father’s basic powers, with the difference that she has two bone claws on each hand and one on each foot. These claws are coated in adamantium, but that’s not true for the rest of her skeleton, also differentiating her from Logan. 

She has an accelerated healing factor, longevity, immunity to diseases and poisons, as well as superhuman senses (especially smell, which she uses for tracking). Her stamina, reflexes, durability and agility are all enhanced by her mutation as well as her training.

Since childhood, she was raised to be an assassin, and thus is an expert martial artist and black ops agent.

Weaknesses: Very few, as she can regenerate from almost anything, except having her head cut off. Cosmic amounts of energy could harm her enough and most likely kill her. The length of time for her to heal may vary if the injury is near fatal, which can give the enemy an advantage. She can be put out of commission by certain drugs and there’s a trigger scent that her handlers used to give her to make her go into a berseker state, in which she’ll kill anyone in sight, friend or foe.

Personality traits:

- Protective vs aggressive: She wants to survive, first and foremost. She’ll fight tooth and nail to keep the freedom she’s gained and she’ll do the same for the ones she cares about. Unfortunately, her very nature is of a feral creature and the way she shows emotions or handles her problems is just as unhealthy as her father’s. Yay, genetics!

- Honest vs rude: Laura is... blunt. She’ll say whatever she thinks to your face, although admittedly she has gotten much better with her people skills. She doesn’t like playing games and in spite (or perhaps exactly because) of being as assassin, she prefers to speak/hear the truth.

- Nurturing vs distrusting: Touch-starved feral child. She has an inherent distrust of organizations and people, but once she gets comfortable with someone or if she sees a child in need of care as she once was, she’s an incredibly sweet, nurturing person. Basically think of a wolf, aggressive and suspicious at everyone except her own.

Headcanons:

- Laura volunteers at orphanages and shelters to read to children, as her mother used to do for her during her upbringing at the Facility. She’s the living proof that a little kindness can go a long way.

- She fears nothing, that was beaten out of her a long time ago, but she hates being in enclosed spaces.

- She loves crossword puzzles and will do them while laying around in absolutely lazy positions. She has perfect posture in combat, let her rest a bit!

- Animals tend to be fearful, distrustful or even aggressive around Laura, much to her dismay.

Life before the Accords:

X-23 was the first successful project of the Facility. After 22 failed attempts to clone the Wolverine, Dr. Sarah Kinney decided to test out a theory and create a female subject through artificial insemination, giving birth to a little girl that was hardly ever allowed to be a child at all. Raised in captivity to be the perfect weapon, X-23 lived a life without comfort, subjected to physical abuse and emotional negligence, with sparse moments of much-needed care with Dr. Kinney.

At the age of 7, through radiation exposure, X-23's mutation was triggered and she started her training to be an assassin. Four years later and with successful experimental missions under her belt, the Facility began selling her services to those willing to pay a fair amount for a quick and efficient way of dealing with their enemies. X-23 did as she was told with the life she had always known, until she started catching glimpses of the world outside.

Fearing that the same situation could be replicated by cloning the subject and wishing to save her from the impeding fate of living weapon, Dr. Kinney gave X-23 a clear mission – destroy the Facility, including every sample of genetic material, and kill her handlers. Unfortunately, Dr. Kinney’s found out about the plot superiors and used the trigger scent to send X-23 into a blind rage, leading her to kill Dr. Kinney while the woman was trying to help her escape. With her final breath, Dr. Kinney told the 13-year-old girl the truth about being her mother and gave her the name she would use from then on – Laura.

For over a year, Laura wandered the outskirts of San Francisco, managing to survive by herself with the skills honed throughout her still short life. She’d seen the files that linked her to the Wolverine, a connection she didn’t know what to do with, and once she encountered him the first instinct was to attack and flee. It took some time until they could get used to each other, and she doesn’t forget that in spite of everything, Logan didn’t leave her alone then, taking it upon himself to raise her to be a full person and not what the Facility tried to make of her.

Eventually, she also joined the Xavier Institute, where she learned how to make friends – and some trouble too, of course. Laura still considers herself more of a lone wolf than anything else, but she has her people and they can count on her, because she knows that she can count on them as well.

Following the Accords:

Stats

NAME/ALIAS: Warren Worthington II | Angel FACECLAIM: Aaron Tveit AFFILIATIONS: X-Men, X-Factor, Hellfire Club (doesn’t often associate with them though and is not a member of the middle circle) AGE/BIRTHDAY: 33 (October 2, 1988) SPECIES: metahuman (mutant) HEIGHT: 6' 0" (183 cm) LOOKS: BUILD: athletic HAIR: slightly wavy blond EYES: blue GENDER: Cisgender male SEXULALITY: Straight OCCUPATION: CEO of Worthington Industries ROLE AT THE MOUSEHOLE: N/A. Warren does not live in the Mousehole; he is currently renting a room in/near Matchak. However, he does know somewhat (nothing terribly detailed) about the Mousehole from his limited contact with Hank and Jean. IDENTITY: Public

Traits

+ Generous - Warren has funded many teams, projects, schools, and nonprofits over the years with his family’s fortune. He is always happy to give to those who need it and to those less fortunate, and will never turn away a friend or teammate with an idea they need help funding. This also extends beyond just monetary assistance. Warren has a large networking circle and many resources he is more than willing to offer if they will be helpful to his allies.

+ Guardian - Like his hero alias suggests, Warren is like a guardian angel to many people, mutants and humans alike. Though he usually keeps to behind the scenes charity, or individual rescues, if there is a major battle, Warren will be there, fighting alongside his teammates.

+ Confident - While Warren initially thought he was some sort of freak when his wings began to grow in, he quickly came to terms with his newfound powers and embraced his identity as a mutant. He still had some insecurities around it, mostly involving his father’s unwillingness to accept his mutation, but he learned to stand his ground. Warren has always been confident (sometimes to the point of arrogance - see below), but now that his identity is public and he is the CEO of Worthington Industries, his confidence has truly blossomed.

- Commitment issues - during the early days training with the X-men, Warren was described as pretty carefree, often ditching class to go flying. While he has grown up since then and taken more responsibility for his life and his family’s company, he still has a bit of that carefree attitude and still has a bit of a hard time really committing to things. For example, even though he helped out the X-men a lot and joined the team on and off, he never really truly committed like many of the other members. And while his excuse was at least somewhat selfless (helping mutants with his funding), it may have been more impactful to join the X-men and thereby symbolically throw his lot in with mutants rather than work from behind the scenes. This lack of commitment also tends to extend to some of his relationships as well.

- Arrogant - Warren is quite confident in himself and his abilities. This is not necessarily always a bad thing, however it does make him pretty arrogant at times. He likes to think he can handle things on his own and has a hard time taking orders from leaders he doesn’t respect. He also tends to butt heads with other people with equally stubborn or fiery personalities.

- Blunt - Warren doesn’t tend to sugar coat things or try to say things carefully in order to save face or spare feelings. He just says what he thinks. However, he can be rather charming if he chooses, but this is more due to his upbringing rather than his personality.

Attributes

Powers/Abilities: 16 foot wingspan white feathered wings which allow him to fly at high speeds and significant heights. In addition to his wings, he has anatomy adaptions suited to flying such as hollow bones, temperature and wind resistance, and enhanced eyesight, hearing, agility, coordination, balance, endurance, speed, and reflexes.

Weaknesses: Other than his mutation, he is quite human (no healing factor (yet)) and is therefore vulnerable to any sort of weapon attack, toxin, or psychic assault. Warren also has some potential vulnerability involving his company since he is a mutant and has had a number of people try to use that as justification to wrest the company from him. All these efforts have been unsuccessful thus far, though there have been a couple of close calls.

Headcanons

Unaffiliated - For most of his early life, Warren’s parents didn’t know that he was a mutant. So when he joined the original X-men team, they though he was just going to a new prestigious boarding school. A few years later, Warren’s father figured out his son was a mutant and threatened to cut him off if he joined any mutant team. While he doesn’t really care what his father thinks of him (or at least that’s what he claims) he didn’t want to lose his funding because he was using the money to help a lot of mutants (behind his father’s back of course). So he put off rejoining the X-men until after his father’s death.

Flying - Warren loves flying and often uses it as an escape or way to de-stress.

Coats - In public, Warren nearly always wears a trench coat to hide his wings. Even now, despite his identity being public, it is often easier to just wear a coat, rather than deal with people’s reactions to his wings. Plus, he’s become accustomed to the habit, and has actually grown to quite like the style.

Player - Warren likes to think that he is very suave and charismatic when it comes to flirting, but most of the time he is really just a dork.

Regrets - While Warren never really had a fantastic relationship with his parents, he still regrets not being able to save them, and wishes that he and his father could have come to a better understanding.

Details

WHAT BROUGHT YOUR CHARACTER TO SOKOVIA? Warren came to Sokovia to see what help was needed and what Worthington Philanthropies can do to assist. (And while he genuinely cares about the cause, a small part of him also came because he was tired of pressure from the ISA and attention from the media regarding his decision to not sign the accords and thought this would be a good reason to get away.)

DID THEY SIGN THE ACCORDS? WHY OR WHY NOT? He has not, but has been constantly pressured to do so because of his high profile name and status as a pretty big industry player. The ISA officials can pester all they want though, Warren will continue to “respectfully” tell them where they can stick it.

Bio

Warren Worthing III was born to extremely wealthy parents, Warren II and Kathryn Worthington. When he was born, his parents were unaware that he was a mutant, but the doctor that delivered him noticed a distortion between his shoulder blades, and recognized what he would become. Throughout his youth, Warren attended a number of boarding schools, including the Fairburn Boys School and the Phillips Academy. It was at the Phillips Academy that his wings began to grow in.

Warren got his first real test using his wings, when a fire broke out in the dorm rooms. He donned a disguise and rescued some of the students from the burning building. It was also later at the Academy that he defended a fellow student named Cameron Hodge from some bullies, and the two became best friends.

While visiting New York City over winter break, Warren again got to use his wings for good by saving or helping a number of people throughout the city. The news of an “Angel” in New York caught the attention of Charles Xavier and he sent Scott Summers along with a couple other young mutants to recruit Warren. Although hesitant at first, Warren eventually agreed to come to the Institute and join the X-men.

Warren trained and fought alongside the original five X-men for some time, often battling head to head with Magneto and his Brotherhood of Mutants. Eventually, however, Warren’s parents found out that he was a mutant and forbade him from returning to the X-men. Although he was out of the fight on the front lines, Warren still did what he could to help mutants behind the scenes; while his father searched in vain for a “cure” for his son, Warren continued to support mutants using funds from his family fortune behind his father’s back.

One day, after a particularly nasty argument with his father, Warren stormed out. He met up with Candy, his longtime girlfriend and the two of them went out together. While they was out, a criminal who called himself The Dazzler sent his agents to kill Warren’s father. Returning home and finding his father dead, Warren went after The Dazzler. He was able to track down the criminal who revealed himself to be none other than Warren’s uncle Burt Worthington. Burt hoped to take over his brother’s company, going on to try to seduce Warren’s mother, Kathryn, then subsequently poison her to gain the whole company for himself. While Warren and the X-men were able to stop him from taking over, it was too late for Kathryn, who died in Warren’s arms. In this Shakespearian turn of events, Warren suddenly found himself as the owner and CEO of the family business.

BASICS —

CHARACTER NAME/ALIAS: Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver

FACECLAIM: Aaron Taylor-Johnson

AFFILIATIONS: Nomads/Avengers

AGE: 25

SPECIES: Metahuman

IS YOUR CHARACTER’S IDENTITY SECRET OR PUBLIC? Public

DOES YOUR CHARACTER LIVE IN THE MOUSEHOLE? IF SO, WHAT ARE THEIR DUTIES?  Yes, but would prefer to spend time away from there wherever possible so lends a hand as an Aid Worker, naturally being able to deliver resources and construct things extremely quickly.

DESCRIBE SIX TRAITS (3 positive, 3 negative) YOUR CHARACTER HAS AND HOW THESE AFFECT THEM:

Protective: Growing up without parents instilled a duty of care in a young Pietro, constantly prioritising his sister’s needs over his own. As they grew, Wanda was more than capable of taking care of herself, but Pietro would still go to the ends of the Earth to make sure she was okay.

Ethical: Pietro has a strong moral compass, passionately fighting for what he believes is right. Despite his views historically being skewed by extremism, he has always stood up for those suffering unjustly.

Funny: Pietro’s wit is just as quick as the rest of his body: he has a wicked sense of humour, developing in part as a coping mechanism for the many terrible situations he has found himself in from a very young age.

Impatient: Pietro doesn’t like to slow down and certainly doesn’t like waiting. If he decides something or someone is taking too long (and it doesn’t take him very long to come to that decision), then it’s not worth his time.

Short-tempered: Growing up holding a lot of anger and resentment inside caused Pietro to develop a short fuse: it doesn’t take much for Pietro to blow up and it’s not pretty.

Cocky: Never one to be shy, getting superpowers didn’t make Pietro any more modest. He knows his worth and what he can do, which isn’t a bad thing, but he’s happy when everyone else knows it too.

POWERS AND/OR ABILITIES: As his name suggests, Quicksilver is all about Super Speed, which also results in: -Extreme force generation -Increased reaction time -Increased metabolism -Increased thermal homeostasis (able to withstand the effects of friction and temperature)

WEAKNESSES: Wanda A slippery patch of ice Bullets (too soon?)

IC PORTION; DETAILS —

WHAT BROUGHT YOUR CHARACTER TO SOKOVIA?

Wanda brought Pietro back to Sokovia and nothing makes him want to leave. This is his place of birth (and death), and the home of what little family he has left.

DID THEY SIGN THE ACCORDS? WHY OR WHY NOT?

No. Two things Pietro cares very little for: people in positions of authority and people who try to tell him what to do. 

PROVIDE 3-5 HEADCANONS RELATED TO YOUR CHARACTER:

-Pietro’s mind is always going full-speed ahead, which can be beneficial in dangerous situations, but it makes relaxing very difficult. As a result, he suffers from insomnia, which also makes his mood rather irritable. 

-As a kid, Pietro was always a fast-learner. He picked up English early on from watching cartoons, and this talent only got better after his superspeed developed. However, as stated earlier, Pietro can be very impatient. If he doesn’t pick something up within the first few attempts, be it a musical instrument or set of rules, he gets frustrated and gives up, believing it to be a waste of time.

-Robbed of a ‘normal’ childhood and having to grow up at a very young age, Pietro lacks a bit of maturity. His arrogance and desire to be right all the time is his inner child manifesting itself as it never had the chance to fully develop and leave him.

-Pietro is very competitive, even with himself. Constantly trying to break his own records, he once put himself in a very perilous situation in the early days of getting his powers by tripping on a railway sleeper while attempting to outrun a high-speed train from Stara Pazova to Novi Grad.

WANTED CHARACTER CONNECTIONS:

Clint Barton: The one Avenger other than his sister that Pietro was closest too before it all turned dark. Would be nice for them to reconnect and for Piet to learn of his legacy.

Vision: Any older brother (even if it’s just 12 minutes older) would feel wary of any man or android growing close to his sister. If Pietro learns of any romantic feelings developing he would want to make sure Vision’s intentions are pure.

Any other speedsters ie. the Flash: A bit of healthy competition!

And everyone else!!!!

POTENTIAL CHARACTER ARCS: As Pietro learns and gets accustomed to the fact that he had literally died, it could lead to a different outlook on life; the knowledge and experience that time is limited would encourage him to form stronger bonds with those he’s close to and have even less patience for those he’s not.

CHARACTER BIO —

The Maximoffs were good kids by nature, unfortunately nurture had other ideas. Witnessing the death of their parents in front of their very eyes and the childrens’ subsequent upbringing on the streets of a tumultuous, war-stricken nation naturally led to some bad choices. Starting out as freedom fighters, protesting against America’s violence and oppression of their country with violence of their own, the twins were eventually led to HYDRA, a sinister organisation whose experiments with the mysterious Mind Stone blessed- or cursed- the young adults with superhuman abilities. Pietro could now move at speeds faster than the eye could see, but he and Wanda were still no match for the so-called enemies, the Avengers.

Then along came Ultron. An indestructible artificial-intelligence created by Stark and Banner, he seemed to provide all the solutions to Sokovia’s problems. It wasn’t until Wanda discovered Ultron’s true intentions that the twins eventually stopped and noticed the discord and destruction they had left in their wake. It was a wake-up call: time to stop being weapons. Time to make our own choices and be who we want to be. Pietro had never been entirely sure who he wanted to be, but he knew what he wanted to do and that was to make a difference. This was his chance. He knew the consequences, but Pietro was young and fast- he felt immortal. He never expected his choice to fight with the Avengers instead of against them would be fatal. Without thinking, Pietro Maximoff sacrificed his own life to save the lives of Hawkeye and a Sokovian boy, perhaps seeing the potential the young child had of living a life he himself never could. As the darkness closed in, the final act of a life full of anger and violence was one of kindness.

And then, after several long years, Pietro opened his eyes. 

HISTORY

Ororo was born in New York City, the place she would return to later in life as an X-Man. As a baby, her parents, N’Dare and David Munroe, moved to Cairo, Egypt, for her father’s work as a photojournalist. Their life as a happy family was interrupted when N’Dare and David were killed in a plane crash. Only five years old, Ororo was traumatized by the crash and being buried under rubble during it led to her developing severe claustrophobia. In the aftermath, as an orphan, Ororo began wandering the streets of Cairo. It was at this time she was taken under the guidance and tutored by a master thief, who taught her how to become a street thief and survive.

  She would eventually travel to Kenya, her mother’s homeland, where Ororo first displayed her mutant powers of weather manipulation. Here, she also met Ainet, who took Ororo in and became a surrogate mother to her. Ororo also began to use her powers to help her village, where she learnt a dangerous lesson about her limits. In bringing rain to her drought-stricken village, she had inadvertently taken it from other villages, leaving them at a loss and killing many animals. It taught Ororo that although she was powerful, she had to make use of restraint, a lesson that has served her well in the years since. From then on, she developed a greater understanding of her powers and was able to use it to help all the nearby villages; in return, she was worshipped as a rain goddess, a mantle that she claimed, as yet unaware that there were other mutants like her.

  As a young adult, Storm was identified as a mutant by Professor X and recruited to his second team of the X-Men. While uncertain of whether or not she wanted to leave the life she knew, Ororo steadily acclimatized to the team and would, in time, consider them her family. She relished using her powers to do good, developing her ability to use them to their full potential. Eventually, she would be known as an Omega level mutant and one of the most powerful members of the team. Additionally, Ororo’s level-headed mind and keen sense of tactics had her become one of the leaders of the team.

Stats

NAME/ALIAS: Tim Drake || Red Robin FACECLAIM: Timothée Chalamet AFFILIATIONS: Bat Family, Nomads, Teen Titans, Young Justice AGE/BIRTHDAY: 22 (July 19, 1999) SPECIES: Human HEIGHT: 5'6" LOOKS: BUILD: Slim but strong from constant training HAIR: mid-length black EYES: pale blue GENDER: Cisgender male SEXULALITY: Bisexual OCCUPATION: Tim is college age and therefore should probably technically be in school. He would be a great student if he had the time and mental space for it (also if he applied himself). Besides that, he has worked at Wayne Enterprises as everything from an intern to basically CEO (though perhaps that’s not on public record). ROLE AT THE MOUSEHOLE: Assistant Tech Support, Reconnoissance IDENTITY: Secret. Definitely secret.

Traits

+ Smart - Tim has what could be described as a genius level intellect. This allows him to keep up with The Batman and solve crimes effectively, but it also makes him a bit of an over-thinker. + Observant - Tim takes in all the little details, piecing them together into the bigger picture. He can also tell if something is off with someone. Try to hide it, but he’ll see right through it, be it a friend going through a shrouded tough time, a criminal trying to hide the truth, or a foe disguised as a false friend. + Resourceful - Like his mentor, Tim has contingency plans for his contingency plans. But unlike Batman, Tim lets his emotions through on occasion. He is objective in getting the job done, but also is pretty empathetic and wants to help everywhere he can. He uses the resources he has and isn’t too proud to rely on his allies to help complete a mission or save the city. - Overly independent - while this is sometimes a good thing, it also means that he tends to do things on his own, and not ask for help, even if he needs it. It also means that he is pretty reluctant to open up to people, preferring to deflect any vulnerability-exposing questions and instead focus on the task at hand. - Perfectionist - also can be a good thing because it means he is detail oriented and does his best work on everything, but generally it is a negative trait since it causes him to get tunnel vision while working on a project, make him very hard on himself, and create impossible standards that he can’t ever live up to. - Self deprecating - Probably due to his perfectionistic nature, Tim constantly compares himself to others and to what he thinks he should be, feeling like he will never be able to reach his potential or be good enough.

Attributes

POWERS: None ABILITIES: Hand to hand combat (often uses a bo staff), detective skills, tactical analysis, acrobatics and gymnastics, very tech savvy, multilingual WEAKNESSES: Well, no super powers for one thing, which makes him vulnerable to any sort of attack, toxin, or disease. Also, while he is an experienced fighter, he doesn’t have the natural strength, size, or skill of some other heroes, so he has to work a little harder to keep his skills up and tends to be more cautious in battle. He also tends to want to reason with people rather than fight them. This can be a good thing, but if a criminal has no interest in talking, things can go south very quickly.

Headcanons

Loves coffee - probably way too much, but despite what anyones says, he is not addicted. (Yeah right). “Come on guys, I don’t drink it that much.” (He definitely does.)

Insomniac - who needs sleep when you have coffee? Whether it was from years of patrolling at night, or whether Tim is just a light sleeper, either way he is a total insomniac. It’s not that he doesn’t like sleep, it’s just that sometimes he just gets caught up in a project and loses track of the time…

Bat Bros - Looks up to his older brothers, Dick and Jason, a lot and wants to be like them. (He looks up to Duke too, but Duke is slightly younger/similar in age)

More expresso, less depresso - Uses humor to cope with depression

Sarcastic - Although he comes off as pretty quiet and unassuming, spend any significant amount of time with Tim and you’ll find that he is actually incredibly sarcastic and has a very unique brand of humor.

Demeanor - Tim’s demeanor changes drastically depending on the context and who he is talking to. For example, as Red Robin, he tends to be more confident and heroic, in business meetings he comes across as pragmatic and decisive, and with those who know him well he tends to be more genuine and level-headed.

Details

WHAT BROUGHT YOUR CHARACTER TO SOKOVIA? After getting things settled in Gotham, Tim has finally made arrangements to join Batman in Sokovia. He hopes he can continue to be helpful here and is excited to meet some heroes he has only ever heard about or some he has only briefly crossed paths with. While he was slightly reluctant to leave Gotham without Red Robin to protect it, he figures the Nomads needs him more at the moment.

DID THEY SIGN THE ACCORDS? WHY OR WHY NOT? No. No way. Any sort of document that long, that controversial, and that emotionally and politically charged has got to have some sort of behind the scenes agenda to it. Plus he’s been suspicious of General Ross since he heard of him. Just doesn’t seem like the best guy. And the fact that Ross only gave heroes three days to decide whether to sign or not definitely makes it seem like there is something they don’t want everyone know. (Maybe more than one thing.) Plus Batman didn’t sign, and if Bats thinks something is a bad idea, it usually is.

BIO Tim Drake was the son of wealthy parents, Jack and Janet Drake and grew up in Gotham. As a kid, Tim and his parents went to see Haley’s Circus and met the Flying Graysons the same fateful night that Dick’s parents were killed. Later, upon seeing Robin perform an acrobatic trick that he’d previously seen Dick Grayson perform, Tim began to put the pieces together and eventually figured out Batman and Robin’s secret identities. However, he kept this knowledge to himself until after Jason Todd’s death. Tim had also figured out that Dick Grayson had become Nightwing and that the new Robin was Jason Todd. Upon seeing how his grief at Todd’s death affected Batman, making him more volatile and violent, Tim became convinced that Batman needed a Robin, and approached Dick Grayson and asked him to become Robin again to try and help curb Batman’s new ruthlessness. Dick, although impressed by Tim’s detective skills, refused to go back to being Robin and instead went to help as Nightwing. Batman and Nightwing ended up being captured by Two Face, so Tim donned the Robin costume and went to rescue them. Because of this assistance, and with some help convincing him from both Nighwing and Alfred, Batman accepted Tim as the new Robin on a trial basis. Bruce was impressed by Tim’s intellect, but initially did not allow him to take up the mantle of the Boy Wonder in the field, instead training him for several months. While training in Paris, Tim encountered and eventually defeated King Snake, finally proving that he was ready to take his place alongside The Batman.

As Robin, Tim faced off against an array of villains, including Two Face, Lady Shiva, Ulysses Armstrong, Cluemaster, and Ra’s al Ghul. During these battles, though Tim mainly worked with Batman, he also teamed up with various other heroes such as Nightwing, Huntress, Oracle, and Spoiler. It was while trying to apprehend Cluemaster that Tim met Spoiler. Realizing that she was Cluemaster’s daughter, Tim initially thought she was working with the villain, but she explained she was trying to stop him, so they ended up working together. Stephanie became an integral part of the Bat Team and she and Tim worked together often, and eventually started dating.

Tim also joined and led the Teen Titans and Young Justice teams, becoming great friends and allies with heroes such as Super Boy, Impulse, Wonder Girl, and Donna Troy.

However, soon tragedy struck in Tim’s life. During the Identity Crisis, Batman and Robin began investigating attacks made on many families of Justice League members. It was while investigating these attacks that Tim received a transmission from Oracle saying his father needed to speak with him immediately. Jack had found a note attached to a gun suggesting he protect himself. An intruder entered the house, turning out to be the hired killer, Captain Boomerang. Jack shot Captain Boomerang at the same time the hitman threw a razor boomerang, and the two killed each other. Tim, like both Robins before him had lost first his mother (some years ago to an attack by Obeah Man) and now his father to crime. However, instead of becoming bitter and vengeful, Tim focused his efforts on doing good and helping to protect others from suffering the same fate. Bruce offered to adopt Tim, and though initially opposed to the idea, he accepted the offer a year later.

Recently, Tim has taken up the mantle of RED ROBIN. As Red Robin, he continues to fight for justice along side his friends and fellow heroes.

Age: 24 

Species: Mutant/metahuman 

Gender: Cis male

Sexual orientation: Bisexual

Identity: Secret

Powers and/or abilities:

- Solar energy absorption, storing and re-channeling: Berto’s body converts solar radiation into energy, which he can then use to his liking. At this point, other types of radiation, energy and heat can also be used to fuel his powers, but solar is always the primary source. Once he re-channels this energy, he enhances his physical strength, speed and durability (including self-sustenance), manages the ability to fly, to project heat waves and plasma blasts, and the immunity to fire and heat. In his powered-up form, Berto remains cloaked in darkness, as he draws all the light reflecting on him.

- Skilled athlete and combatant: Berto was a football player in his youth and during his time at the Xavier Institute he’s been trained in various fighting methods, including the Brazilian capoeira.

Weaknesses: Although nigh-indestructible to physical blows and thermo/photo attacks at his powered-up state, Berto still depends on having stored enough energy to be able to keep himself going. His ability to retain and conscientiously use his powers has improved considerably in his years of training, but he’s unable to create energy on his own and is always susceptible to switching back to his average human form once he burns out.

Personality trais:

- Generous vs. Self-indulgent: Growing up in a lavish household, he never wanted for any material possessions and doesn’t mind sharing when he has plenty to give. It’s a trait that he extends to less tangible things because he also sees that there are more important matters in life than money. Regardless, he’s a firm believer of the “treat yo’ self” mindset and might often postpone lesser duties for some fun.

- Passionate vs. Quarrelsome: There’s no other way to put it – his blood runs hot, he either likes something or he doesn’t. Roberto cares deeply about people and the issues he believes no one should be facing for simply being who they are, he’s devoted to those he holds dear to his heart and always makes sure that they know how important they are to him. Because of this ebullient nature, he also takes offense easily and is quick to spark into fighting, although it was worse when he was a teenager than it is now that he’s perfected his business attitude.

- Charming vs. Arrogant: Berto’s extroverted, lively disposition has a famous consequence – he's a huge flirt and enjoys being charming to people just to make them like him or even to put them off. It comes from a place of carefree confidence, but at the same time he can come across as arrogant. And honestly? He does not care one bit. A face this handsome with a mind this sharp? Please. 

Headcanons:

- As far as nicknames go, he prefers to be called Berto (or Beto, which is the common Brazilian version for his name, but was more often used by his parents). Bobby is only fine from acquaintances, if any of his friends call him that he’ll take it as teasing.

- The comics are vague about what his father’s company was really about, so I’m putting it as a multinational dabbling into mining and energy resources, currently in the process of being fully repurposed as a sustainable energy powerhouse (all puns intended) for every country it operates in. Emmanuel da Costa was famously shitty and cared little about the environment, but Berto is trying his best to undo a lot of the damage that his father has caused.

- Roberto is fluent in Brazilian Portuguese (his native language), English and Spanish, but he’s something of a linguistics nerd. He has taken up a bit of Tupi-Guarani and Mayan languages as well as Latin to impress his mother, an archaeologist who spent more time on expeditions across the Americas and Europe than with him.

Life before the Accords:

(TW: Mentions of racism and historical slavery)

Born to Nina, an American archeologist, and Emmanuel da Costa, an Afro-Brazilian businessman who built his empire from the ground up, Roberto grew up in the sunny wonderful city – Rio de Janeiro. Although this was a privileged setting, he’s seen how his father had to fight tooth and nails to earn his place in a white high society, comprised predominantly of ‘old money’ folks descending from slave owners, while his family had their roots in slaves themselves.

As such, Berto was not completely immune to prejudice. At 14, during a Youth Football League match, a string of slurs from other players combined with his heated temper prompted the first manifestation of his mutant powers – and attracted the attention of an anti-metahuman division of the Hellfire Club. Once he fled and managed to stay hidden, they kidnapped his girlfriend, Juliana Sandoval, who ended up killed in the fight that ensued, taking a bullet meant for him.

By this time, Professor X had already sent down to Brazil the team that became known as the New Mutants, all teenagers from different parts of the world like him. With them, Berto moved into the Xavier Institute to learn how to control his powers and train for other battles that would come – not always the easiest task considering that he tended to let his emotions get the best of him and a bit of a problem with Xavier’s authority.

His civilian identity managed to stay hidden by some backstage moves from his father, then also a member of the Hellfire Club. With a recognized family name and lots of resources at his disposal (the one thing his father didn’t really mind giving him), Berto moved on to a double degree in Business Management and Environmental Energy at Columbia University and was able to land an internship within Wayne Enterprises.

Following the Accords:

The Accords can [REDACTED SWEARING IN BR PORTUGUESE]. The law was passed down when he was college, not following Professor X anymore, and he chose to stay out of it for the most part, taking advantage of the fact that his metahuman identity wasn’t public. He steered clear from establishing Genosha, for believing that his commitment isn’t to mutants alone when he sees other social issues happening.