Alias: Accel
Experience: 60 days
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Age: 17
Powers: Accel has an incomplete connection to the Speed Force. This gives her a number of tertiary and related abilities. Essentially she can accelerate the molecular motion of another person or object. This allows her to give temporary velocity to other people, or accelerate an object until it explodes. Her brain also perceives her environment at the rate of a speedster.
Weaknesses: First off, Carmelita can accelerate other people and inanimate objects, but her own body lacks a direct connection to the Speed Force. As such, she cannot accelerate herself and thus is limited to the speed of a normal, moderately fit woman. Further, anybody that she accelerates doesn't maintain their speed for more than a second or two. She's also prone to becoming
extremely bored and disinterested, as her heightened perception of time is always active.
Reason for joining Robin?: Carmelita wants to make a difference, to be part of something bigger than herself. Since her powers work best in a team environment, and Robin is recruiting...
Appearance: Standing at five foot ten and weighing a decent 140 lbs., Carmelita possesses a lean but muscular build. Her skin is a smooth caramel thanks to her Mexican heritage, and the envy of many a woman. Her eyes are a brown-hazel that are best at expressing determination, and utter boredom. Her hair is a thick light brunette that hangs just to her shoulder blades. Normally she's happy to wear tight t-shirts and messy torn jeans for that "girl next door" sort of look, while her hero costume as Accel ramps up the "messy" while adding a touch of classy style. Composed of a red motorcycle suit with black underneath, it's been outfitted with extra plates of armor over her vitals. Orange highlights the belt and padded gloves, as well as her chest insignia - twin lightning bolts in the shape of a pair of wings. An orange domino mask completes the look.
BRIEF Bio: Carmelita was born and raised in a middle class household in Dallas. Her father was the a mid-management engineer at the local branch of Kord Industries, while her mother stayed at home with Carmelita, her brother, and sister. As she grew up, she preferred more tomboyish activities, taking after her father, while maintaining a feminine appearance. Once she was old enough, Carmelita was allowed to help her dad out in the garage, tinkering and working on various machines, like motorcycles and electronics.
One day Carmelita was working on a motorcycle in the shop and realized she was out of oil, so she headed out to get more. Unbeknownst to her, or anybody at the time, there was an epic battle raging all over the world between two speedsters displaced by time. A future version of the Flash, Bart Allen, was locked in mortal combat with the deadly Eobard Thawne. It was unfortunate that the Mexican American girl happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time as she suddenly found herself moved around the world at speeds she couldn't comprehend. The Reverse Flash had decided to take her hostage to use as leverage in his battle against the Allen-Thawne crossbreed abomination, but Bart had snatched her up and the conflict continued at such intense speeds that they had to enter the Speed Force itself.
To the speedsters, the battle might as well have taken days. To Carmelita, she barely had the time to blink before she was deposited back where she had originally been picked up, completely disoriented. Shaking off the experience and the weird visions, she went back to her day, but quickly realized she was... different. Other humans had been exposed to the Speed Force without protection before, but this time was different. Some of the limitless energy had touched her, changed her irreparably. However she had not been
chosen by the Speed Force. She wasn't a proper speedster, even if she had a couple of their traits. Now trapped in an ironic hell, Carmelita, a speedster at heart, is stuck in a world moving in eternal slow motion. She put together a costume and jumped at the call of heroics, answering a call by a teen in Gotham going by Robin. Carmelita hopes to prove herself as a true hero in hopes that the Speed Force will properly choose her, both to validate her as a force of justice, and to release her from hell.
Notes: Keeps a number of small objects in her utility belt for quick bomb charge.
Hopes to be taught shuriken justu by the Batman in order to become more effective.
Prefers to speak in as few words as possible to keep things moving and appreciates the same from her peers.
"Villain monologues" are not tolerated. They're long winded enough when they aren't speaking at the speed of a snail.
Leaves