@Landaus Five-One Villains are really fun. They don't have to follow by the rules heroes do.
I agree with that, though Carmen isn't strictly a hero, and the mad scientist isn't strictly a villain either. Both of them do plenty of unlawful things, but Carmen's willing to help others out but the mad scientist... he'll only help those who help him achieve his goals of SCIENCE!!!
@1Hawkeyes Thank you very much! And the site's rules on language isn't that strict, she doesn't curse in every single sentence. XD But if you want me to censor profanity I will do so. :)
Oh crap! Forgot about that! YES!!!! Now I can make a Mad Scientist character! :D Also do you mind if they actually talk to each other and are associates? XD
Alliances: US Navy Spec Ops (retired), anyone neutral or good-aligned who's willing to give her a large check
Enemies: Anyone evil-aligned (especially terrorists, murderers and rapists)
Alignment: Anti-Hero, Chaotic Neutral
Occupation: Ex-Special Forces Private Contractor
Powers: - Insane Reflexes - Can slow time for herself, and uses this to dodge blows, place headshots and drive in bad traffic Jason Statham style. - Enhanced Senses - Comes with the ability of fast reflexes, she can detect threats before most people can, and can listen in on conversations from a distance.
Weapons: - FNX-45 Tactical Pistol, .45 ACP - Her favorite and preferred sidearm. Uses it with all kinds of ammunition, including lethal and nonlethal rounds. - Remington R5 RGP Assault Rifle, 5.56mm NATO - Her preferred assault rifle when facing off against more trained and more dangerous units. Often has many accessories for various uses. - Butterfly Knife - A simple butterknife she normally uses for intimidation and as a stress object.
Skills: - Improbable Gun Skills - Fast reloads, constant aim-bot like headshots (due to fast reflexes). - Improbable Fighting Skills - Can dodge a whole lot of thrown punches, and throw accurate hits of her own. - Improbable Driving Skills - She can drive like Jason Statham, able to use her reflexes to drive defensively and offensively, able to weave through traffic and evade pursuers.
Weaknesses: - Just as human as anyone else, she cannot dodge bullets or any other fast-moving projectiles. - Cannot dodge blows thrown from her from extremely close quarters (as she can only move out of the way so much before she's hit). - Would not shoot noncombatants (though hostage takers who have their head on display will still not live for very long). - Still soft and squishy enough to kill if grabbed and thrown, hence when on-duty she normally wears armor under her jacket.
Personality and Origins: Carmen Chavana is a wise-cracking snarky smartass who's recently retired after a tour of duty in the Navy SEALS (she didn't really enjoy it too much), having served a tour in Syria in recent years, having participated in special operations supporting local Kurdish militias against ISIS and their affiliates. In short, she's the type of person who would rescue someone from a fire, but steal their valuables and shoot the arsonist in the process. She's a very empathetic and caring person towards friends, and those who aren't in the game, but she has no qualms of killing an offending party, especially those who already qualify for a death sentence in almost any western civilization. While she's also brave and smart, she's also very anti-social, and prefers to be alone, or with at least one or two other people she could trust with her life. While she's made friends in a school she used to go to with other people who had super powers, she hasn't kept in touch with them after she served in the Navy. She's also not the type to start fights, normally keeping a calm persona about her (despite cursing in spanish many times when she's mad), and never drawing her weapons or using force unless she really has to (normally in order to end the conflict as swiftly as possible). However, due to her past life as a felon, and her service in Syria, she's had a strong distrust of governments and figures of authority (the military doesn't count in her mind, she sees them as a good tool being used for the wrong problems). So while she's willing to cooperate with authority figures who have common sense, decently and will listen to any of her terms, she will not hesitate the beat the shit out of a politician or a cop who's sold out the people in favor of money or a criminal element.
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 New York, as he had a friend that worked at the Trump Tower in New York City, offering him a high-paying job there. There, for most of her life, she grew up in New York City. However, when she was 7, the relationship between her parents was getting strained after her father was demoted, 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 in the suburbs of NYC, 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 hispanic 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. When the police arrived, she surrendered peacefully to them, and she was arrested and imprisoned as a result. This was her first (and since then her last) kill, and when she took the shot, she never regretted doing that since. She 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. She was originally on parole, but with some connections she was able to let the cops turn a blind eye to her. Hearing about a certain school that helps teach their students how to keep in touch with themselves and their powers, she went there as a life mission to improve herself. 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. After attending school, however, she joined the Navy as part of her lifelong dream go out and explore the ocean, whether it would be on a sailboat or destroyer. However, when joining the Navy, those that trained her recognized her unmatched skill, and placed her in the US Navy Special Forces, to which she agreed to do so, hoping that it will take her somewhere at least. She served a tour in Syria, fighting ISIS and helping out local Kurdish militias for the time being, until she got bored and resigned (I know you can't do that IRL but let's just say she did, besides, there's people with freaking superpowers). As of now, she's working as a private contractor who's willing to arrest thieves, kill hitmen, kidnap crooked cops and rescue hostages.
Looks: 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. After she was released from prison, 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. She even has a few scars of bullet wounds from the various weapons terrorists fired at her during her tour of duty in Syria.
As for her clothing, she generally wears a tank top (typically white) or a T-shirt (typically with the flat black NAVY decal on it), and as for bottoms she either wears short jean shorts (in casual settings) or Navy BDU trousers (anytime else). Often times, she wears a small black leather jacket over it all in order to hide her conceal-carried .45 shoulder holster, but when on operations, she often forgoes the jacket for a black tactical vest with armor plates in it.
Other: She is also in possession of a sleek black 2003 Ford MustangSVT Cobra Convertible that she's been working on shortly after she joined the hispanic crime gang in her neighboorhood. The few friends she had left after she left prison kept the vehicle and improved it while she was incarcerated, bringing it to her after she was released. She will be seen working on it during her free time from time to time, and has made it into quite a getaway car, having it accelerate in a hearbeat and reach 180 MPH. This is also where she stores a whole lot of her contraband (guns, drugs, other stuff), but all in a hidden area where they aren't easy to find.
FYI dude, the whole "hardly ever speaks" bit sounds cool, but it's really hard to pull off and still have good character interaction. Trust me, I've tried.
Crap, I didn't notice until you brought him up. Thanks for that, BTW.
And yeah I don't think a silent character would work. I'm gonna give him another look before I give him approval.
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