Name: Luda Dultress, aka Tough Love
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Age: 18

Gender: Female

Hero/Villain/Neutral: Hero

Powers:
[i]Abuse Empowerment:[/i] Tough Love's powers come from an unusual source: She does not begin fights with super strength, or speed, or agility, but rather, the more she gets hit, the stronger and more powerful she becomes. This means that, to physical types of damage, she is almost invulnerable, and in fact becomes more durable because of them. This doesn't mean she can't suffocate, or be poisoned, or electrocuted, etc.

Weapons: Her own fists.

Personality: Luda is very headstrong and self reliant, often to the point of refusing help from others when she CLEARLY needs it. This gets her into situations that could easily have been avoided if she had simply used common sense quite frequently, not that she minds. Luda is also very fond of physical exertion, either from herself, or directed at herself. Yes, she likes being hit. And that's pretty fucked up.

History: Luda had a very average childhood, being born to a middle-class, middle-income, middle-intelligence family, in the middle of Neo-Tokyo. She was the middle child of three, and the least interesting as well. She went through school in a typical 'average' way, getting C's and C+'s in just about everything... Except for physical education. She was TERRIBLE at physical education, barely able to make it through a lap around the gymnasium. She became the object of ridicule for this, made fun of by classmates, teachers, random passersby who happened to see her struggling to stay fit... Until enough was enough.

One night, whilst her parents and siblings were asleep, Luda sneaked out of the house, taking about thirty dollars with her. She was tired of being made fun of for being a weakling, and decided to take matters into her own hands. Making her way through the seedy streets of Neo-Tokyo, she came across the shop of an elderly gypsy woman (or Romani woman if we're being PC here), with an advertisement on her door that read "GET FIT NOW: ASK ME HOW!". Luda had always been a firm believer in alternative medicines and such, and so stopped inside to inquire about the ad. Ten minutes of being bamboozled and flim-flammed later, Luda left the shop thirty dollars poorer with a bag of strange herbs.

As soon as she got home, Luda ate the herbs, although they were supposed to be made into a tea, but that would have involved putting on a kettle and the whistling would likely have awoken her parents. Once their leafy essence had entered her blood stream, Luda noticed something about herself: She was really gullible. Why would a gypsy woman with the ability to make people instantly physically fit look so frail and old? God, she thought she was so STUPID! At that moment, she slammed her head against the kitchen table to emphasize to herself that she had made a stupid decision... And found that it didn't hurt. In fact, it made her feel... Invigorated! She did it again to make sure and, indeed, it had in fact made her stronger, splitting the table in half with the second slam. From that day forth, Luda knew what she had to do with this power: Fight crime.

Weakness(es): Luda can still die from other, non-brute-force means, as mentioned under powers. As well, her strength diminishes (she grows weaker) when encountering GENTLE physical contact, such as hugs, soft handshakes, caresses, kissing, or pats on the back.

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