Mintz

Omniversal Collision - MCU-Based Multifandom Crossover Roleplay!

This looks fun! If I come back and see that it's got some traction, I'll be sure to throw my hat in the ring as well. Definitely got a few ideas for what characters I could bring into this...

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲: 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕃𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕝 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕠𝕖𝕤

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Location: Streets of Queens, Outside Joey Doug(h)'s Pizza (H)ole

Interactions: Jackpot @Crimson Flame, Picture Perfect @Fading Memory, The Wanderer @The Man Emperor

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Hold the phone. Literally, apparently, with this pair in front of Hi-Volt; this guy was a hero? She found herself carefully eyeing O'Toole, as if he'd magically start sparkling or something. He wasn't wearing a costume, and apparently his identity was just out in the open...Talk about reckless! Though maybe she wasn't one to talk, given how she went about things. Still, she was struggling to see this guy as any kind of supe. Just a admittedly handsome vlog-guy of sorts. And she only got more confused with how he responded to her comment of the mask plate. "Oh, well, I mean, I guess it's a bit mysterious? But it's more about the priv-" It was only partway through her lightning-fast mind caught up to itself, catching his sly wink and the tone of his voice. It was a compliment. "Oh! Er, I mean, thanks. It is pretty cool, huh?" She couldn't help but give an awkward chuckle. Talk about embarrassing...

She found her attention snapped away when one of the other dudes here began speaking to her. "Huh? Oh, no, I'm not super big on media! Besides, when I try to use a phone, it more often than not..." Punctuating her point, she made a little shower of sparks from the palm of her hands. "But hey, if people dig me, that's cool!"

However, with that, Hi-Volt had intended to head off until the guy who seemingly materialized spoke up again...And pointed out the other social media guy was some kinda supe as well! Immediately she whipped her head back towards the three men, specifically the one pointed out as Jackpot. Yeah...Definitely looks like an average civilian. Maybe a bit tired, probably from a bad shift...They were a freaking hero?! She found herself stepping back into the conversation just as quickly as she had decided to leave.

"So, waitwaitwait, hang up a sec; you're telling me a buncha heroes coincidentally met at some random pizza place? That's... Her attention span didn't last long enough once the topic of portals came into play. Almost immediately, she was face-to-face with Konstatin, eyes aglow underneath her visor. "Portals?! Really?! Oooh, that's amazing! Please show me! I'd really love to see it in action!" Her unconscious mind had already whipped out a sort of small journal; a bit old-school given the times, but also given her interactions with technology, it was understandable. In it, she documented nearly anything she could find out about her own power...And fully intended to do the same when she saw this one in action.

Of course, though, something new came up to distract her; in this case, Picture Perfect making some impromptu publicity. Hearing herself get called out, she turned, and unsure of what exactly to do, just gave an awkward wave. However, what really caught her off-guard was when a blaring noise came from O'Toole out of nowhere. Her first instinct was to dart away, and she certainly tried, which is how she noticed that for that brief moment....Her body didn't respond to her. This brief moment of her puzzling at this reaction was broken as PP dropped his unintended flex of power, and Hi-Volt, having been unwittingly caught in the middle of her action, tripped to the floor. Ouch...

She recovered quickly though, brushing herself off before her attention turned to O'Toole once more, as he gave the 'deets. "Wow, having something like that sounds really convenient. Er, also..." She patted the sides of her pants. "Don't have my phone on me! Sorry!"

Konstantin soon took charge, making the statement that they didn't have to split off; made sense, of course. If he could create portals, then why would they waste time with any other form of travel? Then he brought up the potential for some nausea and dizziness, two things that didn't go well with her...Hi-Volt sighed sadly. "As cool as it'd be to travel by portal, I think I'm better off making it my own way. Don't wanna get all dazed and, like, crash into a wall or something. Heh..."

When he brought up the possibility of Picture Perfect traveling with her, she couldn't help but grin, turning towards the influencer on a dime. "He's got a point! I'm sure portals are a bit more instantaneous than my form of travel, which I'd judge is..." For a few seconds, you could see the girl muttering to herself at high-speeds, her head darting to and fro as she mentally processed her own travel time. "Roughly three minutes to get to Crocheron! But if ya came with me, you'd have a topside view from the rooftops, and when we spot 'em, I'll getcha close in no time flat!"

She certainly seemed eager, now that some action was involved, nonchalantly putting a hand to one of the strange devices cuffing her wrists, a trail of electric charge going from it into her. Had to get juiced up before a proper fight, after all! Though, at the last moment, Jenna seemed to recall something. "....Omigosh! I just realized I haven't even said my name! Ugh!" She can't help but facepalm, realizing she forgot such a simple thing. However, she recovered quick as always, giving a big ol' thumbs up and a barely visible wink from under her visor. "Name's Hi-Volt, and I'll make sure this little trip is positively electric!"

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲: 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕃𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕝 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕠𝕖𝕤

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Location: Streets of Queens, Outside Joey Doug(h)'s Pizza (H)ole

Interactions: Jackpot @Crimson Flame, Picture Perfect @Fading Memory, The Wanderer @The Man Emperor

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...Okay, truth be told, Jenna wasn't very good at this part of the job. While she tried to focus herself, darting her gaze around the busy streets for signs of disturbance, it always found itself carried off by something else going on; the honk of traffic, the yelling of passersby, the deafening scream of some guy....

Wait, that one was at her!

Blinking a few times and re-adjusting herself to a semblance of concentration, she turned her gaze towards the redhead calling her out. Hm...Something about the guy was vaguely familiar, but she couldn't put her finger on it, and didn't feel like diverting any more of her waning attention span towards that thought.

"Offering a bite? Well, that's pretty tempting and all, but," She taps a finger towards her mouthpiece, which was distorting her voice to a small degree; enough to make it unrecognizable to Jenna Beltran's, but not much more. "This thing's a pain in the butt to get on and off! So, uh, no thanks. Although...."

The air crackled in anticipation as within a blink of an eye, Hi-Volt had darted from the rooftops to side-by-side with the influencer hero, seemingly almost teleporting from place to place as she investigated him. "Do I know you from somewhere? Cause, it's gonna really, really bother me until I figure it out!"

In spite of that claim, Hi-Volt seemed to give up on that topic as quickly as she brought it up. "Anyways! Seen anything around lately? Usually the thugs of New York are a bit more active than this! Maybe they're on a hot cocoa break?...Do bad guys get breaks?"

It was only then she realized there was another person, and only now that she recalled that this ginger stud here had called out to someone else. "Oh! Also, hi over there!" She waved to him, her big grin unseen underneath her mouthpiece. Granted, it could barely be called a wave, since it was more like a blur of motion with a few sparks coming off. Hi-Volt shook her hand a bit, a bit disgruntled. "Ugh! C'mon! Haven't even started yet, don't give me trouble already...."

After that, she snapped back to attention again, aware that she was talking to her own hand. "....Uh, soo, anyhoo, yeah! Nothin' suspicious been going on or anything?" She said, a bit of nervous laughter escaping her. You'd think after half a year she'd have a better grasp on these things....

However, she was caught off guard one more time as another voice piped up behind her. That person wasn't there before, right? Hm...Well, no use thinking about it. "Hi! Oh, us? I mean...." Underneath the visor of her helm, she looked puzzlingly at the two dudes. Now she really felt out of the loop. But, not really understanding the situation here, she just shrugged. "Not really. I think? Is this," She motioned around to the two of them and herself. "a thing going on? Er, well, anyways, I was probably gonna be on my way soonish..."

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Location: Streets of Brooklyn

Interactions: Moonjumper @RogueFox, Dani @DDVicky

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Katiya couldn't help but roll her eyes. A light landing? She was nearly 500 lbs. (and thankfully, most of it being muscle), light wasn't even in her dictionary. However, before she could make a comment, she was caught off-guard by the arrival of a small girl (though in fairness, everyone's small to her), couldn't be older than 12, who burst into questions that sent Kat's head reeling as she weakly kept attempting to interject.

"Ah...Oh...Um..."

She gave up on that pretty quick, letting the little one get everything out instead. And what was that bit about Captain America? Honestly, she caught next to nothing of what the small girl let spew, though her brain was trying to churn through the mess of words...Slowly. Thankfully, her partner picked up her slack on this regard, to which the towering red-haired woman gave a nod. "Yes, hero is bit of stretch. Just doing good, da? But yes, she is right. Busy night ahead. Stay safe." With that, Katiya gave a small smile and a wave from one of her lower hands before turning to walk with Moonjumper.

Though pretty soon after walking off, Kat gave a groan. You know how I feel about the...The, uh...Prozviste. Hero name." The topic quickly turned to the twins they had just encountered, to which she was surprised by something Sadie said. "The big sister has powers? Missed that, the small one spoke very fast...Hopefully she is using them otvetstvenno.

However, even that topic was abruptly ended by an impromptu robbery, complete with a grocery bag of cash. Wow. Just...Wow. Katiya almost wanted to laugh at the comedy of that situation, if it were not for how real the danger was for the citizens milling about, being shoved to the ground as these would-be crooks make a desperate sprint for escape. Though, when Moonjumper floated next to her and gave the play-by-play, she couldn't suppress a snort. "We have done this for years, no? I know how this works."

With one hand, she scooped up the now-weightless mutant. She wasn't a good judge of angles or the lot, but luckily, practice makes perfect. Quickly judging the distance against her own strength, Katiya sent her unhindered roommate elegantly hurtling through the air. If her aim was on point, she'd be able to either intercept the two goons by landing in front of them and hanging on for Katiya's own approach, or directly landing on them if she felt confident in handling it herself. Of course, Kat expected the latter; she knew how capable Sadie was...But it didn't serve to throw caution to the wind. There wasn't exactly a direct path to the thugs, not without flooring some innocents. Not ideal. So, the next best thing....

Taking up position, Katiya leaped up to the nearest building, scaling the side of it with her brute strength, nails digging into brick and mortar, as she began to leap from one building to the next, like an urban spider monkey. It wouldn't take her long to catch up, but truth be told, by the time she did, she fully expected the situation to be resolved. But hey, she could lend a hand in getting them restrained for the police, at the bare minimum.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲: 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕃𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕝 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕠𝕖𝕤

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Location: Sadie's Apartment/Streets of New York

Interactions: Sadie

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No leads. Well, it wasn't very surprising; her and Sadie were far from detective material. Still, it grew irritating that over the past few months, the thugs have seemingly been retracting themselves away from the world....Some might think they were cowering, but Katiya had worse suspicions. Still, that wouldn't change her day-to-day. So she gave her roommate a simple nod to show she was listening, having already cleared her plate and going for seconds. She kept to herself in the kitchenette. Partly because she wasn't interested in binging a show right before their real work began, and also because the living room scarcely had room for her.

It wasn't long before Katiya had her fill; the whole meat pizza was nothing but an empty, greasy box, and the supreme was left with only a few meager slices. Still, she went about diligently cleaning up, tearing away at the cardboard pizza boxes for easier disposal while her free set of hands went about zip-locking what was left of their scrumptious dinner and throwing away both their plates (the living room was only a stretch away for her, after all).

Shortly after, she watches her friend dart off to her room, no doubt to put on that silly little suit the school gave out to some of the more promising students. Kat had her own too, of course, but...She was never much about things like that. Still, it helped to keep Sadie safe, so she couldn't argue...Even if it did look a bit ridiculous. This line of thought was only compounded upon when her roomie actually popped out again in her full X-Man garb. Most wouldn't catch it, but the stoic face of Katiya Sokolov twitched with stifled laughter seeing the suit, for only a moment. Being together for two years helps you pick up on things like this.

With that, though, Moonjumper said her farewells to 'Quadra'. Kat rolled her eyes. She still wasn't sure what to make of that silly little nickname people had started giving her. Guess they got tired of referring to her as 'that four-armed girl'. It wasn't long after that she began making her way out as well, briefly considering some wintry attire before shrugging it off. It wasn't that cold out there, at least by her standards from home.

With a practiced amount of care and precision, Kat wriggled her way through the living room and out to their balcony, finally able to stand up properly in the briskly chill air of an early New York evening. She spent but a moment taking it all in, before getting a firm grasp on the railing, and with a quick breath, hoisting herself over it and landing with a notable thud right by her partner in 'crime', the snow of the street shifting from the weight of her impact as Katiya went about straightening herself again, stretching out before glancing down towards the gravity-defying heroine.

"So....Where to first?"

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Location: Rooftops of Queens

Interactions: Open

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Who knew roofhopping could be so fun?! Well, Hi-Volt did, that's for sure! The day for Jenna Beltran had been like any other; handle school-work at the university, prep for tests, text her parents about her day, the usual. Later on, at about 8:30, she'd be doing her internship program at STARK Industries 'till 12-ish. But still...She got off of the University and 5, and went to her job at 8:30. What's she do with that small window of spare time, you ask?

This.

"WOO! HELLO, NEW YORK!"

If someone was paying attention, a streak of light blue crossed the roofs of Queens as this shout came to pass. It was difficult to make out the individual, given how fast they seemed to be moving, but you could catch glimpses of orange and black if you were quick enough. This, of course, was none other than the fledgling new star of the streets of New York, the simply electrifying Hi-Volt! While she'd only been around for the better half of a year, they were making a splash; not many vigilantes around nowadays had a power as flashy as hers, and she hasn't been afraid to flaunt it! While she herself doesn't seem to mess around with social media, there's certainly a buzz about for this new spark lighting up the Big Apple's dismal nights.

Hi-Volt could barely make out the things she was running past, hopping from roof to roof with an electric crackling of the air signifying each leap of faith, her speed blurring things out. But it didn't make it any less exhilarating for her! This was the most she'd tried flexing her speed before, and needless to say from the cheers of joy passing over the air of Queens, she was enjoying stretching this talent of hers.

However, she did have to stop eventually to catch her breath....Oh! And actually do the, y'know, vigilante stuff. That was important too. "Phew! Worked up a sweat there...But...I guess...This rooftop's as good as any for looking around!" She muttered to herself, still gasping for air. She might be fast, but her body wasn't ready for long-distance travel like that...

Plopping herself down on the edge of the rooftop, Hi-Volt took in the scenery through the visor of her helm, admiring the snowy landscape while trying to scope out anything big in the works...Though she couldn't help but catch a whiff of something below her. Looking down, she realized she'd stopped right over a pizzeria. Just her luck...Sure, she'd eaten, but instant ramen didn't compare to some fresh and hot pizza. But her budget was, er...Pretty nonexistent. So with a sigh of indignation, she set herself to keeping an eye out. If nothing interesting happened soon, there was always more rooftops to hop...

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲: 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕃𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕝 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕠𝕖𝕤

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Location: Sadie's Apartment

Interactions: Sadie

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Another day has come and gone. Work at Fine Choice was simple as always, stacking the shelves through her 9-5. Could Katiya do better?....Perhaps. But she appreciated the simplicity of her job, leaving her mind open to more pressing concerns of hers. Such as now, crouched in her small room of the apartment, writing in a red-bound journal superbly close to her face, handling a pencil that looked more like a toothpick in her hand.

"December 28th, 2025. Still no luck. The common crooks we find are lacking in information, as always. Perhaps even more than before. I still have no answers...But I will find something. Maybe not tonight, or tomorrow, or even next year. But I will find something. Ya tebya lublu, mama & papa. I will find you."

She was stirred from her writing by shouting from her roommate and fellow Mutant Sadie Eran, with claims of pizza arriving. As if in response, her stomach growled as Katiya gave a small laugh. Well, that was that. Putting up her journal, she shouted out. "I am coming!"

Audible struggling could be heard. Needless to say, New York apartments weren't made with someone like her in mind, but she took it in stride, crawling her way through her door, through the living room, and into the kitchenette crouched next to her companion. "Mm. Is that so? You have good taste, so I'm sure it is good. Here, plate." Casually reaching into one of the higher shelves of the kitchenette with her upper set of arms, she grabs the both of them plastic plates. From Fine Choice, of course.

With that, she went about snatching two slices of the all-meats and two from the supreme, getting them situated on her plate before she begins digging in. No words were spoken as she cleaned through her first slice, but she gave a nod of approval. It was certainly as good as Sadie had claimed.

As she got to the next, however, Katiya spoke up. "Any leads tonight, or will it be one of those goose hunts again?"

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲: 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕃𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕝 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕠𝕖𝕤

Quadra

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"Ah. English is not first language. But punches are...Universal, no?"

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Name: Katiya Sokolov, also referred to as Quadra. She, uh....Doesn't know how to feel about that name.

Age: 25 (January 8th, 1998)

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Straight (granted, she's never been romantically involved with anyone...)

Powers - Double The Woman

Double The Woman

"My power is not complicated. Extra arms. Extra tall. Extra strong. Da?"

She isn't lying. As far as Mutants go, Katiya is pretty cut and dry; whatcha see is whatcha get. She's got quite the superhuman physique, which most can judge from her impressive musculature....And the fact she's nearly 11 feet tall. Stronger, faster, tougher; you name it, she's probably got it over any average schmuck. Not to mention her extra set of arms, which is helpful both in combat and more mundane tasks (you should see her cook; it's a sight to behold). The only thing you wouldn't be able to guess just from seeing her is a more...Internal oddity. Likely due to her physiology, she actually has two hearts to compensate.

Power Grid

Intelligence: Katiya isn't an idiot, but she is slow to grasp concepts. I mean, to this day, she still muddles up her English from time to time. Still, she's able to put her mind to something and figure it out when push comes to shove, and she is a graduate of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Definitely only places a 2 on the Grid, but she's far from dull.

Strength: Now this is where she excels! Sure, she's superhumanly strong, but double up on that with an extra pair of arms, and she can really show off. If using all her arms in tandem, she can mark onto Tier 5 of the Power Grid's Strength category, but even her general strength can be placed rather solidly in the mid-to-high Tier 4. Needless to say, pretty damn strong. Still, she rarely has to show off that much excessive strength with the kind of people she fights.

Speed: She might not be able to move hundreds of miles an hour or something silly like that, but make no mistake, this gal is fast for her size. Kat is certainly more agile than the average human, and combining that with her height and additional limbs, she has excellent mobility...In open areas. When things get cramped, it really sucks for her. So overall, she places in Tier 3, AKA Superhuman Speed, just....Very low on that list.

Durability: Kat ain't invincible, but she can definitely take more punishment than most. Her skin's thick enough to shrug off most forms of blades, bludgeons, etc, and can even stop some lower-caliber bullets. But even when something breaks her skin, it'll find it hard to break through her dense muscle, and even harder to shatter through her rigid bones. So while she isn't no Luke Cage, you'll find her hard to keep down. This places her around the higher-tier of 3 for Durability.

Fighting Skills: If you were worried about her raw strength before, you're probably scared to realize it's backed by some impressive skill as well. Xavier's place is quite varied in its lessons, after all...She isn't quite some combat wizard or anything, but she's well trained, has experienced proper combat, and is well-learned in the martial arts of Krav Maga and Russian Sambo. She certainly places well into Tier 4 of Fighting Skills.

Weaknesses: While Katiya is quite skilled, it is not to an insane degree; there are many others who could outmatch her in skill, and it could grant them an advantage, no matter how slight. Additionally, her power can be watered down to 'superhuman physiology', and all the weaknesses that can apply to something so simplistic. She has no ranged options (beyond chucking things at people, which, to be fair, she can do pretty well), isn't tough enough to withstand heavy forms of assault, like explosives, without sustaining serious injury, and....Well, I hate to bring it up, but she is a bit slow. Some trickery and underhanded moves might take you a long way against her.

Appearance: The first thing you'll notice about her is probably the height, then the abs, and then her actual face. That's what happens when you stand at a staggering 10'8 ft. of height and are built like a chiseled statue of a Goddess. She clearly keeps herself in shape, judging from her...Ahem...Impressive physique. Her hair and eyes are both naturally a shade of dark red, and Kat's hair cascades down to her waist. Which, given her height, is a lotta hair. Her hair appears unkempt, though it has a sort of untouched natural beauty to it.

Clothing-wise, Katiya likes to keep things simple. If it's not too cold (and trust me, she can take a lotta cold), she's usually wearing a red tracksuit, underneath which is nothing but a black crop top, showing off her lower abdomen. Beyond that, she wears red shorts, and usually a pair of black and red running shoes. If things get too nippy for her, she'll change out the tracksuit for a grey coat and red scarf, and the shorts for a pair of fur-cuffed black jeans. You can bet your ass Kat's still wearing that crop top though.

Other: In spite of her many years in the states adjusting to English, she still has a very clear Russian accent. She also occasionally jumbles the two languages together when she can't remember the word for something or other.

Katiya's Story

"It was not in my plans to be streetsweeping heroine. But things get complicated. Professor Xavier warned me of this..."

Katiya Sokolov was born and raised in Novi Grad, Sokovia, though her upbringing was anything but smooth, given that she was born as a small giantess with an extra set of arms. Unbeknownst to her or her family at the time, Kaitya was a Mutant. What they did know at the time was that she had to be hidden away from the world; in her parents' minds, there was no way she could reasonably grow up in society as she was, and even beyond that, there were no doubts that there were people who would seek out individuals such as herself...They didn't want that for their daughter.

So, most of Katiya's early life was spent in her home, being schooled by her parents when they were available, and learning to adapt to her....Unique condition. By the time she was 17, she was nearly nine foot tall, so you can imagine how awkward things were for her in a small Sokovian homestead.

Things changed when Ultron attacked. The family had to flee; they know they did. But having to expose their daughter like this was their worst nightmare. But Katiya took it in stride. She had always been raised knowing that one day she'd have to 'face the music', as it were, and in her mind, there was no better time than this. Thus, the 15-year-old Katiya Sokolov strode out to the streets of Novi Grad for the first time, and did only what her upbringing demanded of her; she saved lives.

Her physique, while not extraordinarily superhuman, was super enough, as she darted through the streets with her family, saving stragglers as they avoided the onslaught of the metal menace. Before long, they found themselves on the Helicarrier with thousands of other refugees, who were thankfully not in the mood for questions, given the situation.

Afterwards, she was approached by S.H.I.E.L.D., who offered to take her under their wing, since she showed promise with her actions on this day. However, she refused; while she was all too happy to do a good deed, she had little interest in becoming absorbed by heroics. She just wanted to live her life, preferably in peace.

Thus, her family, once all was said and done, moved to New York as a fresh start to their lives. Of course, though, her actions in Novi Grad followed her here. Though, thankfully, for the better. She was eventually reached out to by a member of an institute known as Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. While her family was skeptical, they eventually budged; there, she could receive a proper education, and perhaps learn more about herself.

And that she did. Katiya's time at the school was nothing less of amazing, learning about what she was, learning things her parents could never teach her, it was incredible, and she loved every second of it. Things got quite hectic halfway through her time there once the snap occurred, with half the student body disappearing in front of everyone's eyes....Thankfully, though, Professor Xavier was spared this, and managed to bring an uneasy peace to the student body, in spite of everything.

However, by the time Katiya had left the School for Gifted Youngsters behind with her graduation in 2020, she came to a rude awakening upon coming home; her mother and father were gone. She didn't take it well, but eventually pulled herself up. They would want her to keep going, no matter what, and she was determined to do so. At first she tried some odd jobs, but Kat began her first job that stuck in a grocery store nearby her parents' small apartment (after having to play catch-up with a lot of rent). The atmosphere of the place was quite stifled, what with the fact the owner's daughter had apparently been dusted....Still, it was good work (at least in Kat's humble opinion, given this was her first job ever, and stocking shelves when you have four arms is easy as pie), and it kept her going, working there for a little over a year. Truth be told, she would've probably considered a new job, if not for the fact she had no idea what else to do, and it paid the bills. She couldn't argue.

But here was when things truly began; 2023, the year when the Avenger Tony Stark, otherwise known as Iron Man, made the sacrifice play for the whole world, reversing the Snap of 2018. So many people came back. It should've been happy...But so much soured the experience. Over those five years, the world had moved on without these people, and confusion took hold. However, it was a far more personal matter for Katiya, because when she went back to the apartment expecting her parents....They were nowhere to be found.

Confused, sad, and without anywhere to search for answers, Kat took a leap of logic; if there were people who would know about disappearances, it would be those who skulked the shadows of New York. Thus, she took to the streets as a vigilante, hoping to find the answers she needs.

....And helping people never hurt anyone except wicked men.

"Now is the part where I hit you very hard, and you give up."

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲: 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕃𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕝 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕠𝕖𝕤

Quadra

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"Ah. English is not first language. But punches are...Universal, no?"

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Name: Katiya Sokolov, also referred to as Quadra. She, uh....Doesn't know how to feel about that name.

Age: 25 (January 8th, 2000)

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Straight (granted, she's never been romantically involved with anyone...)

Powers - Double The Woman

Double The Woman

"My power is not complicated. Extra arms. Extra tall. Extra strong. Da?"

She isn't lying. As far as Mutants go, Katiya is pretty cut and dry; whatcha see is whatcha get. She's got quite the superhuman physique, which most can judge from her impressive musculature....And the fact she's nearly 11 feet tall. Stronger, faster, tougher; you name it, she's probably got it over any average schmuck. Not to mention her extra set of arms, which is helpful both in combat and more mundane tasks (you should see her cook; it's a sight to behold). The only thing you wouldn't be able to guess just from seeing her is a more...Internal oddity. Likely due to her physiology, she actually has two hearts to compensate.

Power Grid

Intelligence: Katiya isn't an idiot, but she is slow to grasp concepts. I mean, to this day, she still muddles up her English from time to time. Still, she's able to put her mind to something and figure it out when push comes to shove, and she is a graduate of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Definitely only places a 2 on the Grid, but she's far from dull.

Strength: Now this is where she excels! Sure, she's superhumanly strong, but double up on that with an extra pair of arms, and she can really show off. If using all her arms in tandem, she can mark onto Tier 5 of the Power Grid's Strength category, but even her general strength can be placed rather solidly in the mid-to-high Tier 4. Needless to say, pretty damn strong. Still, she rarely has to show off that much excessive strength with the kind of people she fights.

Speed: She might not be able to move hundreds of miles an hour or something silly like that, but make no mistake, this gal is fast for her size. Kat is certainly more agile than the average human, and combining that with her height and additional limbs, she has excellent mobility...In open areas. When things get cramped, it really sucks for her. So overall, she places in Tier 3, AKA Superhuman Speed, just....Very low on that list.

Durability: Kat ain't invincible, but she can definitely take more punishment than most. Her skin's thick enough to shrug off most forms of blades, bludgeons, etc, and can even stop some lower-caliber bullets. But even when something breaks her skin, it'll find it hard to break through her dense muscle, and even harder to shatter through her rigid bones. So while she isn't no Luke Cage, you'll find her hard to keep down. This places her around the higher-tier of 3 for Durability.

Fighting Skills: If you were worried about her raw strength before, you're probably scared to realize it's backed by some impressive skill as well. Xavier's place is quite varied in its lessons, after all...She isn't quite some combat wizard or anything, but she's well trained, has experienced proper combat, and is well-learned in the martial arts of Krav Maga and Russian Sambo. She certainly places well into Tier 4 of Fighting Skills.

Weaknesses: While Katiya is quite skilled, it is not to an insane degree; there are many others who could outmatch her in skill, and it could grant them an advantage, no matter how slight. Additionally, her power can be watered down to 'superhuman physiology', and all the weaknesses that can apply to something so simplistic. She has no ranged options (beyond chucking things at people, which, to be fair, she can do pretty well), isn't tough enough to withstand heavy forms of assault, like explosives, without sustaining serious injury, and....Well, I hate to bring it up, but she is a bit slow. Some trickery and underhanded moves might take you a long way against her.

Appearance: The first thing you'll notice about her is probably the height, then the abs, and then her actual face. That's what happens when you stand at a staggering 10'8 ft. of height and are built like a chiseled statue of a Goddess. She clearly keeps herself in shape, judging from her...Ahem...Impressive physique. Her hair and eyes are both naturally a shade of dark red, and Kat's hair cascades down to her waist. Which, given her height, is a lotta hair. Her hair appears unkempt, though it has a sort of untouched natural beauty to it.

Clothing-wise, Katiya likes to keep things simple. If it's not too cold (and trust me, she can take a lotta cold), she's usually wearing a red tracksuit, underneath which is nothing but a black crop top, showing off her lower abdomen. Beyond that, she wears red shorts, and usually a pair of black and red running shoes. If things get too nippy for her, she'll change out the tracksuit for a grey coat and red scarf, and the shorts for a pair of fur-cuffed black jeans. You can bet your ass Kat's still wearing that crop top though.

Other: In spite of her many years in the states adjusting to English, she still has a very clear Russian accent. She also occasionally jumbles the two languages together when she can't remember the word for something or other.

Katiya's Story

"It was not in my plans to be streetsweeping heroine. But things get complicated. Professor Xavier warned me of this..."

Katiya Sokolov was born and raised in Novi Grad, Sokovia, though her upbringing was anything but smooth, given that she was born as a small giantess with an extra set of arms. Unbeknownst to her or her family at the time, Kaitya was a Mutant. What they did know at the time was that she had to be hidden away from the world; in her parents' minds, there was no way she could reasonably grow up in society as she was, and even beyond that, there were no doubts that there were people who would seek out individuals such as herself...They didn't want that for their daughter.

So, most of Katiya's early life was spent in her home, being schooled by her parents when they were available, and learning to adapt to her....Unique condition. By the time she was 15, she was nearly eight feet tall, so you can imagine how awkward things were for her in a small Sokovian homestead.

Things changed when Ultron attacked. The family had to flee; they know they did. But having to expose their daughter like this was their worst nightmare. But Katiya took it in stride. She had always been raised knowing that one day she'd have to 'face the music', as it were, and in her mind, there was no better time than this. Thus, the 15-year-old Katiya Sokolov strode out to the streets of Novi Grad for the first time, and did only what her upbringing demanded of her; she saved lives.

Her physique, while not extraordinarily superhuman, was super enough, as she darted through the streets with her family, saving stragglers as they avoided the onslaught of the metal menace. Before long, they found themselves on the Helicarrier with thousands of other refugees, who were thankfully not in the mood for questions, given the situation.

Afterwards, she was approached by S.H.I.E.L.D., who offered to take her under their wing, since she showed promise with her actions on this day. However, she refused; while she was all too happy to do a good deed, she had little interest in becoming absorbed by heroics. She just wanted to live her life, preferably in peace.

Thus, her family, once all was said and done, moved to New York as a fresh start to their lives. Of course, though, her actions in Novi Grad followed her here. Though, thankfully, for the better. She was eventually reached out to by a member of an institute known as Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. While her family was skeptical, they eventually budged; there, she could receive a proper education, and perhaps learn more about herself.

And that she did. Katiya's time at the school was nothing less of amazing, learning about what she was, learning things her parents could never teach her, it was incredible, and she loved every second of it. Things got quite hectic halfway through her time there once the snap occurred, with half the student body disappearing in front of everyone's eyes....Thankfully, though, Professor Xavier was spared this, and managed to bring an uneasy peace to the student body, in spite of everything.

However, by the time Katiya had left the School for Gifted Youngsters behind with her graduation in 2020, she came to a rude awakening upon coming home; her mother and father were gone. She didn't take it well, but eventually pulled herself up. They would want her to keep going, no matter what, and she was determined to do so. At first she tried some odd jobs, but Kat began her first job that stuck in a grocery store nearby her parents' small apartment (after having to play catch-up with a lot of rent). The atmosphere of the place was quite stifled, what with the fact the owner's daughter had apparently been dusted....Still, it was good work (at least in Kat's humble opinion, given this was her first job ever, and stocking shelves when you have four arms is easy as pie), and it kept her going, working there for a little over a year. Truth be told, she would've probably considered a new job, if not for the fact she had no idea what else to do, and it paid the bills. She couldn't argue.

But here was when things truly began; 2023, the year when the Avenger Tony Stark, otherwise known as Iron Man, made the sacrifice play for the whole world, reversing the Snap of 2018. So many people came back. It should've been happy...But so much soured the experience. Over those five years, the world had moved on without these people, and confusion took hold. However, it was a far more personal matter for Katiya, because when she went back to the apartment expecting her parents....They were nowhere to be found.

Confused, sad, and without anywhere to search for answers, Kat took a leap of logic; if there were people who would know about disappearances, it would be those who skulked the shadows of New York. Thus, she took to the streets as a vigilante, hoping to find the answers she needs.

....And helping people never hurt anyone except wicked men.

"Now is the part where I hit you very hard, and you give up."

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲: 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕃𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕝 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕠𝕖𝕤

Hi-Volt

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"Talk about a shocking development, huh?.....Too soon?"

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Name: Jenna Beltran, AKA HI-VOLT!

Age: 20 (but her birthday is this Christmas, yay!)

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Yes. Romance. Love. These are....Things she's handled before. Totally. (Jokes aside, straight....Ish.)

Powers - Electromagnetic Personality

Electromagnetic Personality

"Y'know, being a living lightningrod can give you quite the buzz. Eh? Eh?.....I'll see myself out."

After an incident involving Jenna's own self-designed technology, she gained the ability to absorb and manipulate electricity and electromagnetic waves (though she's a fair bit worse at the latter part). Put simply, when she makes contact with something that has some form of electricity running through it (which could include the human brain, but she'd rather not think about that), or when she's directly hit by electricity (bad idea), she can suck it into herself, storing it for later use. Usually frying baddies.

She's uncertain how much charge she can handle, but so far she's estimated herself being capable of holding several million watts of electricity without issue. Not that she's ever had that much of a charge...

Due to her ability to also manipulate electromagnetic waves, if she focuses hard enough, she can disrupt and usually shut down most forms of machinery remotely. In theory, this part of her talents could also her to do many other things as well, like magnetize metals, fly on electromagnetic waves, or more. In theory....She's, uh, trying the 'in practice' part, for what it's worth.

This ability can also be used to charge things up, though she's admittedly quite terrible at controlling her output levels when it comes to doing this. She usually cooks said machine more often than not.

Powers - Shocking Metamorphosis

Shocking Metamorphosis

"You probably think of me as the blaster type, but trust me; when I charge up, people go down."

Her powers have also affected her physical capabilities in a surprising manner. Passively, it seems whatever caused these powers to manifest also caused a change in how her brain functions. Jenna didn't get smarter per se, but she now quite literally thinks faster than the average person, aiding her reaction time as well as most mental tasks. Though, it's when she's not up to anything she has issues....

Regardless, that's the tip of the iceberg. Her body also seems to react positively to being charged up; Jenna can use stored electricity to grant her brief bursts of superhuman agility and strength (though moreso the former). She's....Not certain about the science behind it, but she's working that out! Point is, she's far from helpless in close range as well, being able to move in bursts of speed that would practically seem like teleportation to the untrained eye, and then sending a goon throttling into a wall with a punch that felt more like a Jeep slammed into them.

She's also theorized that, given enough energy, she could convert her body to pure electricity! Completely hypothetical, but definitely exciting! But she's also theorized that such a change would likely be quite temporary. At least, she hopes it is, if she ever pulls it off.

Power Grid

Intelligence: Jenna is definitely borderlining Level 6, Super-Genius, though this is primarily due to the new way her brain functions after the incident. Able to think and process information on a different level than others will certainly make you at least seem like a Super-Genius. But even regardless of her new thought processing, she was always an excellent student and ingenious inventor; I mean, she's sorta the one who invented her new Super-Genius status!...Sorta.

Strength: Under normal circumstances? Definitely a 1 on the Strength Grid. She's no Captain America or anything, and she doesn't even work out (her new power does wonders with caloric intake though). Heck, sometimes she struggles with her groceries. However, with the use of her Power, she can jump this to anywhere from a Level 2, with a quick jolt of extra muscle strength, to a staggering Level 4, cracking stone, throwing cars, the whole super-ripped shebang. But, of course, these changes through her Powers are pretty temporary, only able to hold them for a few minutes, and that's assuming she has energy to spare, of course.

Speed: Jenna's always been pretty sprightly, and while she's no Usain Bolt, she was quick enough for an average gal, easily averaging a Level 2. But with her Powers in the mix, things got fun! While she hasn't tried the upper-limits of how fast she could move, her preliminary tests (AKA beating up baddies all across the Big Apple) have proven her to be able to travel in short stints of up to 500 MPH, or up to nearly 700 with a bit more charge, putting her in the highest echelons of Level 3 Speed.

Durability: Can't have it all, right? Yeah, Jenna's as squishy as most normal folks; arguably even more than most normal folks. She doesn't take a hit very well, and she's learned that lesson the hard way in her early months as Hi-Volt. She probably barely makes it into Level 2 Durability, not quite inhumanely frail, but closer to that than she'd like to admit.

Energy Projection: Aw yeah, the bread and butter! Being able to absorb and mess with electricity is cool and all, but what's more cool than that? Dishing it out, of course! While still a bit uncontrolled, Jenna is able to unleash several thousand watts of electricity at any given time, and it can go quite the distance too, if necessary. She certainly earns her Level 4 spot here.

Fighting Skills: Okay, so, sure, she's a college student who didn't throw a punch in her life until last March, but...Well, actually, fair enough. Yeah, her combat skills are pretty bad in comparison to most hero-types running the streets. She's still playing catch-up to most of y'all, alright? I'd probably place her as a low-tier Level 2; not a complete novice to fighting (anymore), but definitely not skilled at it.

Weaknesses: Oh boy, where to start? Well, as mentioned in the Power Grid's Fighting Skills section, she's pretty new to, y'know, the fighting part. If it weren't for her Power, anyone remotely more skilled than her could put her down, and even with her Power, being this green to things isn't helping her case.

Secondly, her Power itself, and its flaws. She struggles controlling the output of her discharges, and usually wastes more energy than she intends to with her moves. Also, her charge itself; while she can hold an impressive amount of energy, she can also burn it out quickly over the course of a night of crime-fighting, and without any energy, she's just a normal girl who can't throw a punch to save her life. Not to mention that, in theory, she could be overcharged. It's never happened to her before, but she imagines it could go very poorly. Honestly, one of the best case scenarios there that she's thought of is her simply exploding. Not fun!

Last but not least, her, uhm, mental state...Yeah, she can process thoughts and information at a rapid pace, but it also means her attention span has become shot to hell. If she can't focus on a single thing, she becomes easily frazzled and disorientated. Not to mention when she's focused, she loses sight of...Pretty much everything else. Not the best trait for crime-fighting, but she's managed. It makes it a massive pain in the ass to sleep though.

.....Oh, and I guess this is an important one; still just a flesh-person. Doesn't take bullets well! She's theorized that her Power could speed up her body's natural healing, but she isn't eager to test that theorum...

Appearance: Jenna Beltran is a young 5'6 woman of Native descent, weighing only a little over 110 lbs. Her physical form is exactly that of what you'd expect of a college student eating microwave ramen every other night; wiry and ill-defined muscles are the name of the game, though she's looking better than she did prior to the hero gig; running around New York at 500 MPH does wonders for your thighs! Still though, she's about as physically capable as she looks. Evidently, she doesn't put too much effort in her appearance (mostly because make-up and the like would get fried off by her Power anyway; talk about inconvenient!), but she still somehow rocks it! Er, besides the bags under her eyes. Please ignore those!

The only reason Jenna stands out is her hair; you don't find that shade of minty green just anywhere! Though, uh, it was just a side effect of the incident. She's normally just got black hair....And as far as clothing goes? Psh. She's living on cup noodles and hot pockets and working on three different degrees while hammering away at an internship at one of the biggest companies on the planet. She could not give less of a damn what she's caught wearing, as long as it actually covers her. Baggy t-shirts and sweatpants are the name of the game typically.

Hi-Volt, however, is a different story. They're a Hero, they gotta look the part, after all! She spared no expense and definitely didn't steal any of this from STARK Industries. Nearly her whole body is covered in a skin-tight black nanoweave designed to protect her squishy bits as well as help conduct her electricity towards her arms, as the nanoweave is effectively shock-proof, forcing the flow of energy to her arms. Over the topside of this nanoweave is a mostly-orange snap-on vest....Mostly there because she finds it comfy, but also because she finds the neck piece to look cool. Around both her wrists are an invention of her own design, the Chargeband (name pending). Their purpose will be described later, but in appearance they look like slightly hefty, black metal bands. Beyond this, she wears....Completely normal gloves and shoes. What? Not everything is cool tech-stuff (until Jenna has her way with things, at least). Granted, she splurged for some fancy top-of-the-line shoes that snap on without any laces or anything, because she can't be bothered in the slightest.

Of course though, she's got to protect her identity; thus, she wears a helmet that looks suspiciously similar to some older Super Sentai stuff, with a white and orange coloration and a dope visor to boot, of her own design, and last but not least, a metal mask for her mouth, covering up nearly the last of her face, and it also doubles as a voice modulator. She doesn't use it to change her voice too drastically, just enough to go undetected.

Equipment: I've already gone over the nanoweave, as well as her voice modulator both of which totally weren't stolen from STARK Industries, but let's go over some of her own inventions this time. The Chargeband acts like a Swiss Army Knife for the modern world; it's capable of both siphoning electricity off of objects (and, yes, Jenna herself, when she needs to) as well as charging electronic devices, and can be changed into Combat Mode where it can function as an extraordinarily high-power close-range taser. Jenna mainly uses them to store spare energy for her to take in case of emergency, but their other functions serve their purpose as well.

There's also her Smarthelm, which was initially designed in mind for electricians. Namely because the visor isn't for show; it contains a heads-up display that is able to point out sources of electricity within one's field of vision, and alerts the wearer to electrical hazards like live wires and the sort. This is extremely helpful for when Jenna needs to find some mid-mission charge, or when looking for some high-priority electronics. It wasn't always so.....Power Rangers-esque though.

Hi-Volt, the Electrifying Origin Story!

"I wasn't always 'that girl who shocks drug dealers'. More of a recent development, really."

Jenna Beltran is a Brooklyn girl, born and raised. Her family made it big in New York as a part of STARK Industries, back when the man himself was still running the show, with their revolutionary ideas involving the energy crisis that, even to this day, the world is struggling with. Of course, 'made it big' in New York mainly means 'able to stay off the street, and afford some fancy family dinners every few months'. Still, she wouldn't have changed it for the world.

Growing up, she aspired to be like her parents; the forerunners of the future, paving the way for exciting new innovations that could change the very world they live in. She fully believed in this dream, and to this day, still believes in it as well. It drove her not to simply meet the mark, but to excel. Jenna always put her best foot forward in everything she did, not a genius by birth, but by hard, painstaking effort, pushing her way to that brighter tomorrow she believes in.

This came to a spearhead rather recently, when she graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School as Valedictorian of her class and moved on to bigger and brighter things, getting accepted into the prestigious Empire State University, as well as getting into an internship at STARK Industries. Granted, this was all after the whole snap thing. She was one of the lucky ones; both herself and her immediately family went untouched, though the world did not. Everything was still shaken up, and with the incredible Iron Man gone, people were concerned about the future of STARK Industries.

She didn't share the concerns.

For a time, things were...Well, great would be an overstatement. Beyond some care packages from her mom every now and again, she was pretty much eating out of a microwave; no time to cook. Or time to learn to cook, either. Not to mention, even for her, the stress was piling on. A couple all-nighters in a row'll do that to you. So, she can hardly be blamed for what happened that faithful September day.

For once, Jenna wasn't all that busy, so of course she chose to....Work on one of her projects. What? You expected her to rest when she finally had time for herself? C'mon! She was beginning work on her newest project, the Smarthelm, after her Chargeband went over quite well in STARK Industries (though she held off getting it mass-produced and sold just yet; still some bugs to iron out, and she wanted to be out of college before then). However, in her exhausted state working, she made a fatal error; while trying on the helmet, she was accidentally holding onto the Chargeband she had used to power it on....

In an instant, she realized the mistake, but it was too late. The Chargeband created a loop; both siphoning and giving energy to the Smarthelm all while it was on her head, running thousands of volts of electricity straight through her skull. By the time her college roomie found her, she'd been like that for hours, on a loop of getting electrocuted without rest.

Five months in a hospital bed.

That's how long she was in a coma for after the incident, and most people thought she had become a lost cause, except for her parents. They believed their daughter would come back; they had to...This went on for months on end, her parents fighting tooth and nail, refusing to let her go. And then, on February 8th, a miracle occurred. Her father accidentally left his phone in her room at the hospital, and by chance, it dropped. It grazed her finger for only a second.

A second was all she needed.

Like a jolt straight to her heart, Jenna awoke that day, to the shock of her loved ones as well as the medical community; by all rights, there was no way she should've recovered. And yet she did. Of course, she still had to go through some rehab to make sure there was no lasting damages (which, again, to the confusion of the medical community, she suffered very little in the form of lasting damage), but by the butt-end of February, she was getting back to the grindstone, doing catch-up work on both her internship and her college work.

....But things were never really the same. Because she was different now.

She had noticed it during her rehab, but it didn't fully dawn on her until she was finally back home for the first time and months, and when she picked up her phone, she accidentally drained its battery for all it was worth. Most people would've been confused, maybe even horrified....But in this day and age? After the Snap? No. All she could do was grin.

This was exciting!

For the rest of February and partway into March, she practiced her new capabilities, testing them for the name of science....And fun. Eventually, she came to a conclusion; the best way to study her Powers were in action, and what better action in New York was there than crime-fighting? So, fixing herself up a new identity and a suit to match (after maybe taking a few essentials from STARK Industries....), she began hitting the streets as Hi-Volt! Now, for the better half of six months, she's been doing this vigilante gig on top of her laundry list of other tasks, and loving every second of it!

"Wait....Laundry list?....Oh no! MY LAUNDRY!"

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲: 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕃𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕝 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕠𝕖𝕤

Hi-Volt

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"Talk about a shocking development, huh?.....Too soon?"

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Name: Jenna Beltran, AKA HI-VOLT!

Age: 20 (but her birthday is this Christmas, yay!)

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Yes. Romance. Love. These are....Things she's handled before. Totally. (Jokes aside, straight....Ish.)

Powers - Electromagnetic Personality

Electromagnetic Personality

"Y'know, being a living lightningrod can give you quite the buzz. Eh? Eh?.....I'll see myself out."

After an incident involving Jenna's own self-designed technology, she gained the ability to absorb and manipulate electricity and electromagnetic waves (though she's a fair bit worse at the latter part). Put simply, when she makes contact with something that has some form of electricity running through it (which could include the human brain, but she'd rather not think about that), or when she's directly hit by electricity (bad idea), she can suck it into herself, storing it for later use. Usually frying baddies.

She's uncertain how much charge she can handle, but so far she's estimated herself being capable of holding several million watts of electricity without issue. Not that she's ever had that much of a charge...

Due to her ability to also manipulate electromagnetic waves, if she focuses hard enough, she can disrupt and usually shut down most forms of machinery remotely. In theory, this part of her talents could also her to do many other things as well, like magnetize metals, fly on electromagnetic waves, or more. In theory....She's, uh, trying the 'in practice' part, for what it's worth.

This ability can also be used to charge things up, though she's admittedly quite terrible at controlling her output levels when it comes to doing this. She usually cooks said machine more often than not.

Powers - Shocking Metamorphosis

Shocking Metamorphosis

"You probably think of me as the blaster type, but trust me; when I charge up, people go down."

Her powers have also affected her physical capabilities in a surprising manner. Passively, it seems whatever caused these powers to manifest also caused a change in how her brain functions. Jenna didn't get smarter per se, but she now quite literally thinks faster than the average person, aiding her reaction time as well as most mental tasks. Though, it's when she's not up to anything she has issues....

Regardless, that's the tip of the iceberg. Her body also seems to react positively to being charged up; Jenna can use stored electricity to grant her brief bursts of superhuman agility and strength (though moreso the former). She's....Not certain about the science behind it, but she's working that out! Point is, she's far from helpless in close range as well, being able to move in bursts of speed that would practically seem like teleportation to the untrained eye, and then sending a goon throttling into a wall with a punch that felt more like a Jeep slammed into them.

She's also theorized that, given enough energy, she could convert her body to pure electricity! Completely hypothetical, but definitely exciting! But she's also theorized that such a change would likely be quite temporary. At least, she hopes it is, if she ever pulls it off.

Power Grid

Intelligence: Jenna is definitely borderlining Level 6, Super-Genius, though this is primarily due to the new way her brain functions after the incident. Able to think and process information on a different level than others will certainly make you at least seem like a Super-Genius. But even regardless of her new thought processing, she was always an excellent student and ingenious inventor; I mean, she's sorta the one who invented her new Super-Genius status!...Sorta.

Strength: Under normal circumstances? Definitely a 1 on the Strength Grid. She's no Captain America or anything, and she doesn't even work out (her new power does wonders with caloric intake though). Heck, sometimes she struggles with her groceries. However, with the use of her Power, she can jump this to anywhere from a Level 2, with a quick jolt of extra muscle strength, to a staggering Level 4, cracking stone, throwing cars, the whole super-ripped shebang. But, of course, these changes through her Powers are pretty temporary, only able to hold them for a few minutes, and that's assuming she has energy to spare, of course.

Speed: Jenna's always been pretty sprightly, and while she's no Usain Bolt, she was quick enough for an average gal, easily averaging a Level 2. But with her Powers in the mix, things got fun! While she hasn't tried the upper-limits of how fast she could move, her preliminary tests (AKA beating up baddies all across the Big Apple) have proven her to be able to travel in short stints of up to 500 MPH, or up to nearly 700 with a bit more charge, putting her in the highest echelons of Level 3 Speed.

Durability: Can't have it all, right? Yeah, Jenna's as squishy as most normal folks; arguably even more than most normal folks. She doesn't take a hit very well, and she's learned that lesson the hard way in her early months as Hi-Volt. She probably barely makes it into Level 2 Durability, not quite inhumanely frail, but closer to that than she'd like to admit.

Energy Projection: Aw yeah, the bread and butter! Being able to absorb and mess with electricity is cool and all, but what's more cool than that? Dishing it out, of course! While still a bit uncontrolled, Jenna is able to unleash several thousand watts of electricity at any given time, and it can go quite the distance too, if necessary. She certainly earns her Level 4 spot here.

Fighting Skills: Okay, so, sure, she's a college student who didn't throw a punch in her life until last March, but...Well, actually, fair enough. Yeah, her combat skills are pretty bad in comparison to most hero-types running the streets. She's still playing catch-up to most of y'all, alright? I'd probably place her as a low-tier Level 2; not a complete novice to fighting (anymore), but definitely not skilled at it.

Weaknesses: Oh boy, where to start? Well, as mentioned in the Power Grid's Fighting Skills section, she's pretty new to, y'know, the fighting part. If it weren't for her Power, anyone remotely more skilled than her could put her down, and even with her Power, being this green to things isn't helping her case.

Secondly, her Power itself, and its flaws. She struggles controlling the output of her discharges, and usually wastes more energy than she intends to with her moves. Also, her charge itself; while she can hold an impressive amount of energy, she can also burn it out quickly over the course of a night of crime-fighting, and without any energy, she's just a normal girl who can't throw a punch to save her life. Not to mention that, in theory, she could be overcharged. It's never happened to her before, but she imagines it could go very poorly. Honestly, one of the best case scenarios there that she's thought of is her simply exploding. Not fun!

Last but not least, her, uhm, mental state...Yeah, she can process thoughts and information at a rapid pace, but it also means her attention span has become shot to hell. If she can't focus on a single thing, she becomes easily frazzled and disorientated. Not to mention when she's focused, she loses sight of...Pretty much everything else. Not the best trait for crime-fighting, but she's managed. It makes it a massive pain in the ass to sleep though.

.....Oh, and I guess this is an important one; still just a flesh-person. Doesn't take bullets well! She's theorized that her Power could speed up her body's natural healing, but she isn't eager to test that theorum...

Appearance: Jenna Beltran is a young 5'6 woman of Native descent, weighing only a little over 110 lbs. Her physical form is exactly that of what you'd expect of a college student eating microwave ramen every other night; wiry and ill-defined muscles are the name of the game, though she's looking better than she did prior to the hero gig; running around New York at 500 MPH does wonders for your thighs! Still though, she's about as physically capable as she looks. Evidently, she doesn't put too much effort in her appearance (mostly because make-up and the like would get fried off by her Power anyway; talk about inconvenient!), but she still somehow rocks it! Er, besides the bags under her eyes. Please ignore those!

The only reason Jenna stands out is her hair; you don't find that shade of minty green just anywhere! Though, uh, it was just a side effect of the incident. She's normally just got black hair....And as far as clothing goes? Psh. She's living on cup noodles and hot pockets and working on three different degrees while hammering away at an internship at one of the biggest companies on the planet. She could not give less of a damn what she's caught wearing, as long as it actually covers her. Baggy t-shirts and sweatpants are the name of the game typically.

Hi-Volt, however, is a different story. They're a Hero, they gotta look the part, after all! She spared no expense and definitely didn't steal any of this from STARK Industries. Nearly her whole body is covered in a skin-tight black nanoweave designed to protect her squishy bits as well as help conduct her electricity towards her arms, as the nanoweave is effectively shock-proof, forcing the flow of energy to her arms. Over the topside of this nanoweave is a mostly-orange snap-on vest....Mostly there because she finds it comfy, but also because she finds the neck piece to look cool. Around both her wrists are an invention of her own design, the Chargeband (name pending). Their purpose will be described later, but in appearance they look like slightly hefty, black metal bands. Beyond this, she wears....Completely normal gloves and shoes. What? Not everything is cool tech-stuff (until Jenna has her way with things, at least). Granted, she splurged for some fancy top-of-the-line shoes that snap on without any laces or anything, because she can't be bothered in the slightest.

Of course though, she's got to protect her identity; thus, she wears a helmet that looks suspiciously similar to some older Super Sentai stuff, with a white and orange coloration and a dope visor to boot, of her own design, and last but not least, a metal mask for her mouth, covering up nearly the last of her face, and it also doubles as a voice modulator. She doesn't use it to change her voice too drastically, just enough to go undetected.

Equipment: I've already gone over the nanoweave, as well as her voice modulator both of which totally weren't stolen from STARK Industries, but let's go over some of her own inventions this time. The Chargeband acts like a Swiss Army Knife for the modern world; it's capable of both siphoning electricity off of objects (and, yes, Jenna herself, when she needs to) as well as charging electronic devices, and can be changed into Combat Mode where it can function as an extraordinarily high-power close-range taser. Jenna mainly uses them to store spare energy for her to take in case of emergency, but their other functions serve their purpose as well.

There's also her Smarthelm, which was initially designed in mind for electricians. Namely because the visor isn't for show; it contains a heads-up display that is able to point out sources of electricity within one's field of vision, and alerts the wearer to electrical hazards like live wires and the sort. This is extremely helpful for when Jenna needs to find some mid-mission charge, or when looking for some high-priority electronics. It wasn't always so.....Power Rangers-esque though.

Hi-Volt, the Electrifying Origin Story!

"I wasn't always 'that girl who shocks drug dealers'. More of a recent development, really."

Jenna Beltran is a Brooklyn girl, born and raised. Her family made it big in New York as a part of STARK Industries, back when the man himself was still running the show, with their revolutionary ideas involving the energy crisis that, even to this day, the world is struggling with. Of course, 'made it big' in New York mainly means 'able to stay off the street, and afford some fancy family dinners every few months'. Still, she wouldn't have changed it for the world.

Growing up, she aspired to be like her parents; the forerunners of the future, paving the way for exciting new innovations that could change the very world they live in. She fully believed in this dream, and to this day, still believes in it as well. It drove her not to simply meet the mark, but to excel. Jenna always put her best foot forward in everything she did, not a genius by birth, but by hard, painstaking effort, pushing her way to that brighter tomorrow she believes in.

This came to a spearhead rather recently, when she graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School as Valedictorian of her class and moved on to bigger and brighter things, getting accepted into the prestigious Empire State University, as well as getting into an internship at STARK Industries. Granted, this was all after the whole snap thing. She was one of the lucky ones; both herself and her immediately family went untouched, though the world did not. Everything was still shaken up, and with the incredible Iron Man gone, people were concerned about the future of STARK Industries.

She didn't share the concerns.

For a time, things were...Well, great would be an overstatement. Beyond some care packages from her mom every now and again, she was pretty much eating out of a microwave; no time to cook. Or time to learn to cook, either. Not to mention, even for her, the stress was piling on. A couple all-nighters in a row'll do that to you. So, she can hardly be blamed for what happened that faithful September day.

For once, Jenna wasn't all that busy, so of course she chose to....Work on one of her projects. What? You expected her to rest when she finally had time for herself? C'mon! She was beginning work on her newest project, the Smarthelm, after her Chargeband went over quite well in STARK Industries (though she held off getting it mass-produced and sold just yet; still some bugs to iron out, and she wanted to be out of college before then). However, in her exhausted state working, she made a fatal error; while trying on the helmet, she was accidentally holding onto the Chargeband she had used to power it on....

In an instant, she realized the mistake, but it was too late. The Chargeband created a loop; both siphoning and giving energy to the Smarthelm all while it was on her head, running thousands of volts of electricity straight through her skull. By the time her college roomie found her, she'd been like that for hours, on a loop of getting electrocuted without rest.

Five months in a hospital bed.

That's how long she was in a coma for after the incident, and most people thought she had become a lost cause, except for her parents. They believed their daughter would come back; they had to...This went on for months on end, her parents fighting tooth and nail, refusing to let her go. And then, on February 8th, a miracle occurred. Her father accidentally left his phone in her room at the hospital, and by chance, it dropped. It grazed her finger for only a second.

A second was all she needed.

Like a jolt straight to her heart, Jenna awoke that day, to the shock of her loved ones as well as the medical community; by all rights, there was no way she should've recovered. And yet she did. Of course, she still had to go through some rehab to make sure there was no lasting damages (which, again, to the confusion of the medical community, she suffered very little in the form of lasting damage), but by the butt-end of February, she was getting back to the grindstone, doing catch-up work on both her internship and her college work.

....But things were never really the same. Because she was different now.

She had noticed it during her rehab, but it didn't fully dawn on her until she was finally back home for the first time and months, and when she picked up her phone, she accidentally drained its battery for all it was worth. Most people would've been confused, maybe even horrified....But in this day and age? After the Snap? No. All she could do was grin.

This was exciting!

For the rest of February and partway into March, she practiced her new capabilities, testing them for the name of science....And fun. Eventually, she came to a conclusion; the best way to study her Powers were in action, and what better action in New York was there than crime-fighting? So, fixing herself up a new identity and a suit to match (after maybe taking a few essentials from STARK Industries....), she began hitting the streets as Hi-Volt! Now, for the better half of six months, she's been doing this vigilante gig on top of her laundry list of other tasks, and loving every second of it!

"Wait....Laundry list?....Oh no! MY LAUNDRY!"

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲: 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕃𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕝 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕠𝕖𝕤

Oho, this looks like fun! Even got an idea in mind. It's late for me though, so I'll see about getting on the Discord and making my character sometime tomorrow :)