Post by Nightshade on Nov 19, 2014 8:43:51 GMT
Nightshade
24. Villain
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24. Villain
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ALIAS(ES): Ava Peterson
BIRTHDAY: October 31st, 1993
BIRTHPLACE: Apokolips
CURRENT: Las Vegas, Nevada
FAMILY:
Cyanide - Brother -30 - deceased
Komodo - Brother - 27 – deceased
ALLIANCE: The Light/The Shadow Squad
RANK: none at the moment
WEAPON: Nightshade doesn’t have much use for weapons since her touch is deadly as it is but, she does carry a thin stiletto blade made of apokoliptian steel with her and only uses it in very close combat or if she needs to finish a target off quicker than her poison allows. The blade also allows her to transfer her poison touch through the blade should she desire giving a more brutal death.
POWER:
Genetic memory: Traveling to new worlds brings with it a slew of new poisons and by touching these Ava can absorb the properties of these poisons through physical contact with them and shift her DNA to accommodate their signature. By doing this it allows her to use and combine various poisons and toxins to create ones unique only to her.
Poison Touch: Ava’s power is simple in theory but the possibilities are almost endless. By shifting her DNA Ava can utilize a wide variety of poisons that can range from but are not limited to: Sleep, paralysis, sickness, cardiac arrest, blindness, acid erosion and even death. She delivers these toxins through skin on skin contact and is able to control when and how much she gives a person, making her safe to touch as long as she wants you to touch her.
Antitoxin touch: Much like her poison Ava can generate antitoxin if she has come in contact with it which comes in handy if she ‘accidentally’ touches the wrong person.
Strength: Like all Apokoliptians Ava has strength beyond that of a normal human
Training: Life of Apokolips is brutal and the life of one of Granny Goodness orphans is even worse. Ava was put through rigorous and sadistic training techniques to make her ready to join the ranks of the Female Furies and while she may have left Apokolips before that could happen she is a formidable opponent that shows no mercy.
*like with all poisons if a person is given an antidote in time they can recover.
BLOOD TYPE: Her blood type is undetermined since even her blood is toxic
ORIENTATION: Bisexual
PET: she keeps a Inland Taipan snake as her favored pet, one of the deadliest snakes in the world
MENTOR: Granny Goodness
SCARS AND MARKINGS: multiple scars and markings from her training back on Apokolips
COLOR(S): Black and purple
UNIFORM:
Nightshades uniform is fairly simple compared to some of Apokolips residents but it still holds that eccentric flare that many have come to associate with the planet. On her legs is a pair of black tight, skinny pants with cut outs around the legs and straps or belts holding it together and her feet are protected but a pair of black combat boots. The top she wears looks somewhat like a black bikini top with a black and purple vest over with the same straps as around her legs holding the vest and top together. Around the upper parts of her arms are the same straps and adorning her hands are a pair of purple gloves. The gloves are something she wears while in the company of others, as it seems to ease their minds better but when she goes into battle the gloves come off…Literally. Topping off her uniform is a small cloth mask that covers her mouth and up to her nose she also pulls her hair back into a high pony tail to keep it out of her face.
For a better idea than what I could explain here is a visual aid… Uniform think this but with a little more coverage around the hips.
When she is being Ava and not Nightshade the villainess wears tight, skin showing clothes in her signature colors. Ava is not shy and likes to show skin and since her powers depend on physical contact if someone unwanted touches her she can easily take care of them. She can and will cover up at times and while the gloves sort of lose their purpose with her personal preference in style they have become a staple in her wardrobe and she will always have some sort of glove on.
DESCRIPTION:
Nightshade, or Ava as her earth name goes is your average height of 5’2” with fair delicate looking skin, thick shiny black hair and a well toned and built physique. This alone is nothing spectacular but it is her Apokoliptican heritage that sets her apart from the earthlings around her. The scleras of Ava’s eyes are black with a ring of bright purple where the iris of her eye would be. Her K9’s are slightly longer and sharper than that of normal humans. Her nails, while long and sharp like claws are a permanent black and when she uses her power the skin around her hands turns purple, this also happens around the skin of her eyes but is less pronounced. Dotted around her skin are purple diamond like markings that many mistake for tattoos. Like many poisonous creatures on earth these odd colors are meant to alert others of her deadly touch.
Ava has a strange beauty about her that draws attention from many sources and while she may enjoy this attention Ava knows the benefit of blending and will wear white sclera contacts with a blue iris when out in public. The contacts do the job of hiding the black of her eye but the purple of her iris is so intense that it shows through, creating a strange yet beautiful pale purple/blue color. When she doesn’t feel like going through the trouble of putting the contacts in Ava will simply wear sunglasses. During her time on earth she has also found the earth trend of hair color and has put a purple streak in her hair.
PLAY-BY: Ksenia Solo
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Fear: Granny Goodness: Like all those that had been raised by Granny, Nightshade fears the woman and her wrath and above all and while she has confidence in her own will power Granny's ability for torture in unmatched in their home world and it is healthy to have even a slight fear of the woman.
Desire: Power. Having been trained and groomed for greatness she expects it . More than that thou Nightshade wishes to be out of under someone elses thumb and while her run with The Shadow Squad is much loftier than anything she would have ever gotten on Apokolips she still wants the freedom of running her own self.
HABITS: She finds great solace in playing with her pets and if she needs to relax, think, or calm herself Ava will lock herself away in her room or her greenhouse and spend time with her venomous pals and plants. She also enjoys trolling bars for victims, liking to seduce and then kill her nights conquest and she mainly will pick up aggressive men that were hounding other women.
PET PEEVE: Arrogance: She really cannot stand it, there was never a shortage of it on Apokolips and it always seems to be the people that have no right being so arrogant that always are and boast the most, it drives her crazy.
STRENGTHS:
• Ruthless: Ava is a ruthless and aggressive killer and she is not afraid to get her hands dirty and she rather enjoys her work.
• Strong mind: Her mind is her greatest weapon as it kept her from falling under Granny's control
* The training she received on Apokolips was putting her on the fast track to join the ranks of the furies and this makes her a swift, nimble and dangerous opponent.
WEAKNESSES:
• Her pets. She has grown quite attached to them and will protect them fiercely
• She has been known to grow fond of others, and she can love in her own twisted way which can get in the way of things.
TRAITS:Ava is a flirtatious, agressive and forward girl and one of her favorite games is trying to seduce people, and she is very good at it. A self proclaimed femme fatale Ava is not shy about her desires nor does she discriminate with the sexes, if you are attractive chances are she will try. On the other hand, if she has no interest in you she will make that known and if a person persist they will find themselves pumped full of a deadly and painful poison. She can be sweet as pie or as rabid as a dog and that all depends on the company she surrounds herself with. Underneath her seductive nature is one of a sadistic psychotic killer. Hailing from Apokolips Ava has been molded by torture and attempts at brainwashing and she does not hide her lust for blood or the enjoyment she gets from playing with people.
As mentioned before Ava has a sharp mind and she can see many sides of a situation and will pick the side who's outcome will best suit her needs. This is what kept her (mostly) sane and whole during Granny Goodness's sessions, Ava was able to keep her mind in tack and did not fall victim to the old woman’s attempt at brainwashing. This deemed her a failure in Granny's eyes but it is one of her greatest strengths. Nightshade can and does love and has had many relationships. These relationships however are usually of the toxic variety
(she is the toxic one figuratively and physically) and do not last long past the 'honeymoon phase' but if she manages to find that one person that is her equal then she would protect that person at all cost.
Over all, Nightshade is beautiful and dangerous of the perfect mix.
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HISTORY:
Like so many children on the wasteland planet that is Apokolips Nightshade grew up in one of Granny Goodness’s many orphanages with her two older brothers: Cyanide and Komodo. Like their names suggest the siblings all possess powers related to poison and these gifts were nurtured throughout their childhood in many ways. The children were encouraged to test out the limits of their abilities on the rats that scurried across the floors of the orphanage and once the rats proved to be too easy they moved on to bigger animals and eventually to people. At the same time they were learning of the extent of their powers Granny was diligently seeing to the children’s ‘care’ and their reeducation and loyalty training began for each child once they turned 6.
The boys easily bent to Granny’s will and were rewarded for their obedience but their sister was another story. Nightshade was defiant every step of the way, always questioning why they had to pledge their loyalty to Darkseid and what purpose it proved. This did not sit well with Granny and she began using more extreme measures on the girl, placing her in solitude confinement until she broke. Eventually, after years of solitude and torture of varying degrees Nightshade remained defiant and free thinking but she learned to pretend as it would get her out of her current situation and once Granny was convinced Nightshade was released and resumed her training.
By the time she was released Nightshade was 10 and her brothers being 16 and 13 had been sent off to join the ranks of Darkseids personal army. As they aged Cyanide and Komodos powers seemed to have capped out and while they were strong they did not show the promise that Granny had once thought but as she elder woman continued to work with the younger Nightshade she saw potential in the girls powers that she had not seen in the two boys.
With this potential Granny saw a opportunity to groom Nightshade to one day enter the rank of the Furies and began training the girl in the ways of combat and experimented on her to better understand and further her powers. Nightshade excelled in the arena and became a vicious fighter able to easily bring down any opponent put in her path and while she was gaining favor with Granny the young girl still desired her freedom.
Stories had circulated through the orphanages about a small handful of people that had managed to escape Apokolips through the use of the boomtubes and Nightshade knew that she wanted the same. So began the first of many escape attempts. Each time she tried Nightshade was always found and captured before she could reach her goal and each time she was beaten, tortured and thrown back into confinement until Granny was certain she had learned her lesson. With each attempt the beatings and methods grew more extreme and Nightshade came very close to breaking but she managed to keep herself together for the most part and her mind remained more or less intact.
When she turned 23 Nightshade was preparing to enter the junior furies, she had managed to defeat every obstacle put in front of her and all that was left was the final test but she had other ideas. Before the day of her test arrived the girl made on final escape attempt and made it further than she had in the past but eventually she was caught. Granny was so disappointed in what a failure Nightshade had turned out to be, all the wasted hours in ‘loving and caring’ for her only to be repaid with disobedience. Once again Nightshade was thrown in the solitary of the dungeons but this time she would remain there until she rotted.
It was during this time that the battle between Darkseid, the War World and The Team was taking place and when Darkseid eventually fell and leaving no one to lead them the world of Apokolips was thrown into civil war. For months Granny and her Furies and the other sides fought for dominance over the planet and it wasn’t until a mysterious benefactor from earth came to Granny’s aide and gave her the upper hand in the war that things started to change for the better. This new benefactor went by the name of Lex Luthor wanted to negotiate with Apokolips and offered a trade with Granny, providing her with the meta research plans and a large batch of test subjects to help replenish her ranks. In return Granny was to provide the Light with Apokoliptic weapons and technology as well as to maintain the peace between the two worlds, to sweeten the deal Granny offered up one of her Furies as a sign of good faith in their arrangement.
Of course Granny would never part with any of her pride and joys but instead she had another plan.
Since Nightshade had proved to be such a failure and a burden Granny saw this as a opportunity to be rid of the girl forever and thought she was getting the better end of the deal. Not only would she be rid of a burden but she would be gaining many more super powered children to nurture and turn into her loyal slaves. It seemed like a win win for the old woman and she had Nightshade fetched from the dungeons, cleaned up and sent off to earth with her new partner.
Despite the fact that she had essentially been sold off Nightshade had never been happier as she knew that the people of earth could not contain her and she made her desires known to Luthor the moment they arrived on earth and Lex, being the man that he is gave her a ultimatum. He explained to her that he would never dare to hold her here against her will and that she would be free to go her own way should she like but if she chose to remain that she would have all the power and glory that she could ever want…as long as she could prove herself first. Nightshade weighted the options laid before her, she could tell that Luthor had his own agenda and she could benefit from it but on the other hand she could have her freedom and pave her own way to power in this new world. Both options had their pros and eventually Nightshade settled on taking Luthors offer.
With the acceptance of his offer Nightshade was shown to the Dark Side Club where she was given the chance to prove her worth (she couldn’t help but think that the name was more than just a weird coincidence but she kept that to herself) and Nightshade quickly rose through the tiers of battle as victor. It was almost unfair since fights and battles to the death were a everyday occurrence on Apokolips but she was not going to turn down a easy task. Eventually the young woman came out as champion in the ring and with the her victory came induction into the Shadow Squad, the Lights elite covert team and for the first time in her life things are starting to look up for the Apokoliptian.
(I want to personally apologize for this crappy history but I will come back through and edit it to make it flow better at a later time when I can actually focus on it....so until then. Sorry >.<)
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NAME: Summer
EXPERIENCE: Too long
CONTACT: PM or Skype
HOW'D YOU FIND US? Made ya
CHARACTERS: Batgirl, Cheshire, Hydracat, Hawkwoman
ANYTHING ELSE?
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Most of this is all for when she does finally join the squad, as it stands now she has still to yet be initiated.
Ava collects poisonous plants and animals from around the world and even from other planets. The animals she collects are all based on their toxicity level and the pets she keeps are stored in a separate room full of various tanks and cages. The plants are housed in a glass greenhouse on top of the roof of the penthouse building where the Light gives quarter to their Squad and Ava tends to her poison garden with as much care and love as Poison Ivy does to her own plants.
Being in Vegas Ava loves the nightlife and she is a frequent patron of the many bars, dance and strip clubs all up and down the strip.
She sees the Shadow Squad as a stepping stone to bigger and greater things and while she may have been given to The Light by Granny Goodness, Ava made it clear to Lex that there is nothing keeping her here and she stays by choice but should things start to crumble she has no qualms about leaving it behind and will let nothing stop her from doing just that.
not important but this song is basically her anthem