DedonusCarmen Chavana
"Fast as sound, sharp as steel."
-Carmen
| Full Name |
Carmen Juan Chavana
| Nickname |
Known as "Little Blade" amongst her peers, prefers to be called Carmen by others
| Birth Date |
April 19th, 1992
| Age |
22
| Classification |
Freshman
| Gender |
Female
| Sexuality |
Heterosexual (though closet Bisexual).
| Alias |
Steel Phoenix
| Role |
Hero (Anti-Hero to be specific)
| Loyalty |
Mayweather
| In Depth Appearance |
Carmen stands tall at 5'9", and has a rather toned muscle definition from a few years of practice and training (in prison). Brown hair, brown eyes, pretty face, very Hispanic. During her life in gangland Detroit, she's aquired a few tattoos along her back and shoulders, and a few more in prison as well. Along the back of her shoulders and the top half of her back are that of a Phoenix spreading its wings, and along her lower back are the ashes that it has risen from, the debri of the ashes scattered symmetrically on both sides, both of them forming the constellation of Aries on either side. She also has a few cigarrette burn marks along her arm, as well as a few slash wound scars along her gut and arms from fights with other criminals/prisoners. She also has a long scar along her cheek and temple, as an evaded attempt on her life in prison.
| Habits | Quirks | Oddities |
- Addicted to some drugs (weed and shrooms)
- Has somewhat of a bad habit of stealing minor things, but only from people she doesn't consider her friend
- Chews on pens when bored
- Sometimes breaks into Spanish when angry
| Hobbies |
- Books, Reading
- Boxing
- Gun Range shooting
- Fixing cars
| Likes |
- Guns (pistols, handguns, revolvers)
- Ford Mustangs (and other cars as well)
- Ships (both sailboats and Navy ships, dreams to sail one day)
- The Ocean
- Sea Life (Sea Turtles, fish, etc.)
- Puppies and dogs
- Hip-Hop Music (early-mid 2000s hip hop, she hates what it has grown into today)
- The Military (plans on joining it one day as part of her long-term plans of atonement)
- Just Cause 3 (Hispanic protagonist, blowing shit up, has a few of her likes, etc.)
- Documentaries
| Dislikes |
- The Police and the Criminal Justice System
- Child molesters/abusers (to the point where she may be willing to kill one again)
- Racists/Assholes
- Politicians/The Elite/Other larger forms of authority
- Ignorant people
- Her parents
- Taco Bell (calls it "Taco Hell", gives her bad gas)
- People who yell too much (she has sensitive ears)
- Donald Trump and his supporters (due to positions on Hispanics)
- Pop Music
| Fears |
- Going to Prison again
- Becoming a villain
- Minor fear of Heights
- Minor fear of Needles
- Minor fear of Death
| Personality Traits |
- Snarky
- Intelligent
- Team Player
- Antisocial (doesn't wear heart on sleeve)
- Slow to trust others (especially those in authority or other bad-aligned people)
- Empathetic
- Very Brave
- Dedicated, Determined
- Hard Working
- Has a Guilt Complex
| Personality |
Like what the above says, Carmen is a relatively intelligent, hard working and brave team player who has the capability of doing great things, but due to being raised under terrible circumstances she has grown to be antisocial, and is often detatched and prefers to stay away from other folks. Due to her run-ins with the police, as well as being imprisoned for what she calls "doing society a favor", she has a strong dislike towards authority, and will often not cooperate with rules or authority figures she sees as unreasonable (she's not stupid, so she will cooperate with rules that are common sense).
Often times in social situations, she would first be anti-social to entire groups, but when talking to one person and one person only, it's much easier to talk to her and befriend her. However, trust is earned with her, and she often doesn't hang around people until she deems them "worthy" of her trust. When it comes to situations that aren't social, like emergencies, she's normally the first one to the scene, and she will do her best to save that person/quell the threat. She's very heroic in that regard, and is normally the person who would step up to the plate during desperate situations.
She's also a smartass so expect a few snarky comments here and there. She's also open to the idea of having a boyfriend, and even though she tries to deny it, she's open to having a girlfriend as well.
| Abilities |
She has the ability of Super-Reflexes, which allows her to slow time somewhat (for herself only) and have those "slow-motion" moments in life at will. This allows her to dodge blows and slow-moving projectiles, aim a firearm properly and apply proper first aid at a much faster pace. As a result of this she's learned to fight much better with and without weapons than most soldiers in the US Army.
One thing that comes with that ability is slightly enhanced senses of sight and sound... she can hear and see things much farther and in much better clarity than most others can, which allows her to react in time to most incoming threats.
| Limitations |
However, these super reflexes do not make her faster in general, they only allow her to react much faster. She can dodge punches, but she cannot dodge bullets (though if she saw a gun pointed directly at her ahead of time, she can possibly move out of the way before the enemy pulls the trigger). She can aim a gun and compensate for its recoil, but she cannot do the impossible (I.E. dodge something where she cannot move fast enough to dodge from, like a sword at extremely close quarters).
| Place Of Origin |
She was originally born in San Diego (United States), but her family eventually moved to Detroit.
| Family |
Paco Gamero - Father, General Motors plant worker
Rosa Chavana - Mother, unemployed
Carmen is the only child of those two, and after running away from home when she was 16, she never maintained contact with them. Both of them have no abilities/powers.
| History |
Carmen Chavana was born under Rosa Chavana and Paco Gamero, who returned from Navy service onboard the USS Constellation shortly before her birth. When Carmen was 2 years old, Paco, who was still in a relationship with Rosa at the time, moved with his girlfriend and daughter to Detroit, as he had a cousin that worked as a second-hand manager of the General Motors Assembly plant. There, for most of her life, she grew up in Detroit. However, when she was 7, the relationship between her parents was getting strained, and from then she grew up under a drunk mother and an abusive father. Due to the nature of her family and the abuse that her mother and Carmen herself experienced from her father, she remained rather secluded and never had a chance to experience her powers (other than some instances of dodging her father's blows in some moments of slow motion, but she thought that was normal and told no one about that).
Her mother left Paco when Carmen was 12, though when they moved they moved into a small hispanic ghetto, where Rosa was able to easily purchase illegal drugs from one of the gangs that dominated the neighboorhood, as well as get "protection" in exchange, for... well... "services". Carmen, who was going to school (a rather terribly funded one at that), heard about the various gangs that ruled the area, and heard about all of the cool stuff about them that her peers talked to her about. Wanting a better life for herself, she ran away from home and hung out with one of the local hisspanic gangs that ruled the area. She was thrown into her first fight, where she had to prove her worth to the gang by fighting one of its biggest members. This is when she first learned about how special her ability was, and how she could use its advantages. Using her quick reflexes, she was able to dodge most of the man's punches and throw some of her own, and even though he didn't go down that easily, the other members were impressed and recruited her into the gang, seeing how useful she was.
From that point on, she has grown up under a false family, though some of the gang members did treat her with the love and respect of other siblings. However, when she was older, she went on a crime spree with other members, robbing stores and rival gangs. She was never caught by the police, and never identified by any of her victims. However, it wasn't until she was 17 that she found out about a child molester living in her neighboorhood, and after finding horrifying evidence when robbing his home of such acts, she murdered the man responsible when he returned home, and protected children he kidnapped until the police arrived. Due to being responsible for the murder, she was arrested and imprisoned, but was given a short sentence given the circumstances. Her sentence lasted for four years, and in that time she learned to be tougher, stronger, and studied.
Carmen was released from prison when she turned 21 after a few transfers and good behavior, and is now on parole. Hearing about the Delphina and Mayweather Academy from a fellow prisoner who used to attend Delphina, she decided to go there in hopes of starting her life over as a good woman, and to atone for her sins in the past. As part of her life mission, she had the tattoo of the Pheonix and Aries ash debri marks done in order to symbolize that she has risen from the ashes, born as a new, free bird. She's now attending the school as a freshman, and is new to the whole scene.
| Extra |
Due to her criminal past, she may or may not sneak in weapons, drugs or alchohol into the academy. She's trying to be good, but sometimes old habits die hard.
@lovely complex @HushedWhispers
Her background is quite a bit dark, so if you want me to change some details I will do so.
EDIT: Resized image.
EDIT 2: Added quirk "Breaks into Spanish sometimes when angry"