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SCARLET SHADOW AGE TWENTY-SEVEN, FEMALE, VILLAIN.
AKA
KARA CHENGFIVE FOOT-SEVEN, DARK HAIR, HAZEL EYES, STRONG ASIAN FEATURES.
PROFILE
MASTER THIEF.Born to a wealthy Chinese father and an American mother, Kara was raised in a life of privilege and prestige in Hong Kong. At Age seven, Kara's parents were killed by Triad due to her father having past dealings with them. (Notably as muscle and an intimidation factor in his early business days.) Kara was taken in by her uncle, a renowned martial artist in Beijing who raised her as his own.
At eighteen Kara went after the Red Lotus Triad, the organization responsible for her parents' death. Despite her uncle's warnings of seeking revenge Kara used her martial arts training to kill the Triad boss Sin Yun and his men. In retaliation, the Red Lotus attacked her uncle in his home and kidnapped him and warned Kara to meet with them or her uncle would die. Kara did as ordered, only for her uncle to killed in front of her before the Red Lotus immediately attacked her. Blind with rage and grief, Kara butchered the Red Lotus boss Tan Jiang and his men in a whirlwind before setting their estate aflame.
After burying her uncle Kara fled China and came to the United States using forged documents and money left to her by her uncle and parents. Around the age of twenty Kara turned to a life of crime, using her super speed, dexterity, and cunning to make a living as a master thief. Dubbing herself as "Scarlet Shadow". Many of the most daring and puzzling heists in recent history have been her work.
Her ultimate goal is simple really; go down as the greatest thief in history, which she sees as a sort of art in itself, and to amass a generous fortune to eventually retire on.
Scarlet Shadow is a stoic and grim type, in and out of costume. While not a cruel or overtly deviant type, she is a thief and villain, and isn't hesitant to brutalize or kill. Though she prefers to avoid violence and prefers stealth and intrigue. She also has a whimsical and mocking side which comes out in fights or confrontation in general.
SUPER POWER
SUPER SPEED.Scarlet Shadow's power is super speed bursts and lighting reflexes. She can sprint notable distances in flash-like bursts. This speed can translate into quick hops and leaps as well, however it is notable that in air she slows down, as her power is derived from personal feat and not time and space manipulation. Her base reflexes and flexibility are lighting-fast which gives her a big advantage in hand-to-hand combat. Her training in judo and kendo paired with her speed make her dangerous foe.
However, her stamina - while impressive - does not stand in equality with her super speed itself. Scarlet Shadow has to interval her bursts in movement or else risk total exhaustion. Lengthy fights with heavy exertion are her bane and will force her to use her conventional ability, This golds true for running and jumping, overlong use of her powers will debilitate her in time and leave her helpless to any foes present if she is not careful.
She must also be careful in wet or rainy environments as she has more than once went flying uncontrollably in her early days when zooming over wet surfaces.
CODENAME
ARTEMISIA
AGE UNKNOWN, FEMALE, VIGILANTE
AKA
IDENTITY UNKNOWN
STANDS SIX FEET, GRAYING BLACK HAIR, GRAY EYES
PROFILE
When Artemisia first awoke on the operating table she had no recollection of who she was, no memories to reach for, and no sense of identity or belonging. Restrained and in an agonizing pain she found that her arms and legs had been replaced at the elbows by cybernetic limbs. Her insides throbbed, her head pounded like a drum, and her muscles burned with every slight movement. Less than an hour after her awakening the scientists came, six men in white lab coats who had been ogling at her from behind cameras and one way windows.
Their message was clear and precise; “you are a weapon.” According to the scientists Artemisia was a willing subject for a privately sponsored project, it’s goal to create the perfect cyborg. Faster, stronger, more precise, and more calculating than any mere mortal. Artemisia of course is not her real name, her entire identity lost to her during the traumatic experience of the operation and adaption to her new cybernetics. The scientists only stated that she was former law enforcement and was in a severe accident that cost her both legs and left one of her arms mangled beyond healing, as well as rendered other serious injuries. She was approached by a man who made her the offer - laying out all the details do what she would become and what her new purpose would be. Rather than live life handicapped and barely functional Artemisia - or rather whom she was before - took the offer.
She was declared dead and a casket containing a cadaver was buried in a false grave and thus the cyborg enforcer Artemisia was born. Heavily armed, dangerous, and obedient to her new directors she serves as a vigilante punisher, tasked with taking down corrupt organizations, powerful criminal syndicates, and rogue agencies when ordered. She has no past or other life, only the future her superiors seek to build. A future that transcends elected officials, governments, and nations.
SUPERPOWER
CYBERNETICS | SUPER STRENGTH
Her cybernetic arms and legs have given Artemisia increased strength beyond that of normal people, easily capable of snapping someone’s arm or - with enough exertion - pulling it off. Likewise she can deliver devastating punches and kicks. Due to the amount of strength in her cybernetic legs she can leap up to twenty feet and likewise run faster than the average human being.
Artemisia’s torso, shoulders, cranium, and forehead are protected by metallic plates beneath the skin that can deflect small arms and most any melee attacks.
WEAPON(S)
While her super strength and armor plated form alone make Artemisia a force to be reckoned with she prefers to remain armed with a pair of .45 ACP pistols. Artemisia is an adept markswoman with almost uncanny depth perception and a steady hand under pressure.
