Holly Steel
From Handbook of the Union Universe
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| Tracey Lee, aka, Holly Steel. | |
| Holly Steel | |
| Player: @Elky | |
| Origin: | Science |
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| Archetype: | Blaster |
| Level: | 50 |
| Primary Set: | Fire Blasts |
| Secondary Set: | Energy Manipulation |
| Epic Set: | Cold Mastery |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Tracey Lee |
| Identity: | Real name is unknown to the public, although the alias 'Holly Steel' may of been seen on the Internet. |
| Aliases: | Holly, Tracey, Stella, Sugar Cake, Babes |
| Species: | Human |
| Date of Birth: | 22 / 11 / 1986 |
| Age: | 22 |
| Height: | 5' 3" |
| Weight: | 116lb (214lbs if Hollys mechanical legs are included.) |
| Build: | Average |
| Eye Colour: | Blue |
| Hair Colour: | Highlighted, Black with Crimson highlights. |
| Skin Complexion: | Minor scars on wrists, and several on the inside of each elbow. |
| Distinguishment: | Mid-thigh are where Hollys real legs end, the cybernetics are crude and clunky but they serve several purposes. She has three Tattoos, one on her lower back, left bicep and left hip, the art is similar to Chinese writing, a simple black ink. If looked at for a while each of them depicts a different sexual position but its rather hard to tell. She also has had a tattoo on her abdomen, the words 'INFERNO' in olde English text are arched across her belly button in black ink.
Five different piercings, a barbell[1] on her tongue, two rings on her bottom lip (Snakebites[2]), a nipple piercing and a VCH piercing. Aswell as the general rockchick look she has had her crimson red hair for quite some time. |
| Medical Status: | Currently very healthy |
| Financial Status: | enough to get by |
| Religion: | None |
| Sexuality: | Bi-sexual |
| Marital Status: | In a relationship |
| Known Relatives: | Mother - Susan Lee, Father unknown, no brothers or Sisters. No next of kin. |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Ethnicity: | Caucasian |
| Legal Status: | Was sentenced to three months imprisonment summer 2004, she was released on good behaviour and spent two months in Counselling classes. |
| Place of Birth: | New York, The Brooklyn Hospital Centre |
| Education: | Schooled in Brooklyn, left before high school, expelled from two schools |
| Occupation: | None |
| Group Affiliations: | The Militia |
| Base of Operations: | The Dugout |
| Residency: | Eastern Kings Row, apartment 12a |
| Known Powers | |
| A device similar to a Flame-thrower, her bulky feet hold all the necessary components with tubing coming from them to her arms to fuel the flame, the mixture Holly uses can be tweaked so it doesn't actually burn the target at all, instead giving the feeling that you would be on fire along with the intense heat. She also has Electricity running through her gloved fingers, these act similar to a taser, glowing red when activated. Holly usually has armour on too, lightweight but effective energy absorption armour. | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Due to Hollys advanced steel legs she can accelerate very quickly and has even been rumoured to run up walls. She can beat a typical Super bike from 0-60mph. Holly isn't very well melee trained, nor can she soak up a bullet and think nothing of it. | |
| Equipment | |
| Since the 7th of April Holly can be usually seen with a wooden Baseball bat slung over her back from right shoulder to left hip. She also owns a modified Paragon Protectors helmet, the modifications are a visor, a built in mp3 player, comms unit and a cool paint job. Due to lack of pockets she always carries around a small black leather satchel on her side. Hollys gloves look like their matching to her mechanical feet too, the same colour and similar look, each glove has two triggers, one trigger unleashes fire, the second a special mix of nitrogen, though these have been known to be unreliable sometimes. | |
| Awards and Collections | |
| A single medal awarded by the Freedom Phalanx for prolonged duty in Sirens Call. | |
| Licenses and Certificates | |
| Heroes license (Issued 1/3/2008) | |
| IC Accessibility of Article | |
| Holly may of been seen on the Internet, send a /tell for info. | |
Hollys become more depthful than i could imagine, the original concept is miles off what the character is now shes progressed from ingame Role-play and Forum roleplay into a slightly more sensible person, (where it's due!) shes still got her bad attitude but she's often out there and loves greeting people in her own unique way. The character is still developing alot, I've heaps of plot ideas when the times right, her 'Science' background is still a myth to most characters and I'm only just exploring that part of the character.
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[edit] Personality
Out there personality, with alot of depth, Holly has so many layers to her personality its hard to put into words, she'll act differently one on one, around strangers and when she's on duty. Deep down she's a proud person, proud to be different to the majority wearing black nail varnish, spiked collars and T-shirts with obscenity written on them 'cause she can. She can be fragile, but far from emo. Holly loves her Rock and Heavy Metal music. Her bedroom which is a run-down apartment in Kings Row, is a shrine to the whole scene calling it her sanctuary. She often goes to Pocket D's, be it alone or with a friend, she's also the type that'll go to the Goth clubs to finish the night off.
[edit] Appearance
[edit] Mid-thigh downward
Hollys legs from thigh down over are totally artificial mechanical constructs, despite their crudeness they are the base of her powers. Home to several powerful bespoke batteries that power her Tesla-like fingers. The legs themselves have two in fuel canisters in each foot, like small Scuba diving tanks, this is why they weigh so much. When Holly moves the sound of liquid is heard. Because of these steel feet she's grounded to the floor, electrical shocks would do nothing to her at all, unless her feet weren't grounded. These feet are also the base for her fast movement speeds, clicking the inside of the feet together switches them into a different mode, allowing horizontal and vertical movement, a crude suspension system in them also stops Holly coming down dangerously after a leap, though the weight of them can get her in bad situations as proven once or twice.
[edit] Motivation
Previously it was her Heroes license, since acquiring it she wishes to represent it. Her disability is also a motivation, she feels she doesn't see that many officially disabled people (or Heroes) trying to help others. This started out getting tips from people she would save in the street, from standing back and phoning the police, to more a vigilante action, she ventured to Paragon City to get away from her roots, as well as try and make a name for herself showing people you can rise up from the gutter and be a decent, selfless person when others are in dire need of help.
[edit] Fire, Cold, Cybernetic legs and Abilities
[edit] Fire Powers
Hollys fire powers aren't essentially as devastating as they look and sound, in fact its all to do with a special fuel component Holly can add to normal Petrol. This component thickens the petrol, when it is disengaged through her gloves a bubble forms this bubble is a container for the flame, once the fire is put into the bubble you have an instant hand grenade, think like a water balloon, except replace the water with fire, when the balloon pops the fire spreads.
[edit] Non lethal methods
Making several bubbles can strengthen the initial bubble, the only reason to do this is that when the bubble of fire is thrown(And the bubble pops) the residue of the bubble acts like a flame retardant liquid, this coats the target in the fluid, the fire will burn on top of it making the victim feel like he's on fire, the intense heat, the visual effect, when really their completely safe, the flames die out after around twenty seconds. But, this gives Holly chance to use her electrical powers to stun her foes, or render them unconscious.
[edit] Cold Powers
Fed from a separate tank that contains a mixture that is mostly Nitrogen. The second trigger on each glove unleashes a hose of bitterly cold liquid, that has been known to hold foes. Feathering the spray she can also cause a small snow storm, slowing most foes drastically. Emptying the tank is enough to freeze herself in a block of solid ice that can even stop bullets.
[edit] Fuel
Hollys fire powers require fuel to work, her feet are large and heavy to hold the fuel canisters as well as nano-batteries to power her Tesla-fists. The fuel is normal Petrol, mixed with an unknown substance, so that the flame can actually be held. During desperate times Holly can empty over half of her fuel reserves at once to cause a devastating fireball centralising from her feet. Her cold powers work off a watered down version of Nitrogen, she try's to use it rarely due to it costing a lot more than petrol.
[edit] Electric Fingers
Whilst wearing her tech gloves Holly can send an electrical charge through them, her fingers glow red when she does so, the jolts of electricity have been know to send people flying, and instantly knocking them out due to shock. Force still has to be applied to make them effective as a weapon.
[edit] Leaping and Running
Although her feet look unsightly and awkward their extremely high-tech, she's been known to reach speeds in excess of eighty miles an hour, leap higher than houses and even run up the side of buildings. Balance and quick co-ordination are essential for using this equipment safely and at its best.
[edit] Abilities
It's been proven that Hollys reaction times are superior to the average, slightly faster reaction times than a Formula 1 driver, this is neigh essential to navigate her way around the City using her cybernetic legs, she can dodge attacks too, and if alert anticipate where a bullet might go, able to dodge a clumsily aimed shot.
[edit] Vulnerabilities
[edit] Only human
Bar her cybernetics Holly is a normal human being, anything that would affect a non-meta would affect Holly. With one exception of electricity, it seems to have little or no affect against the 22 year old.
[edit] Fuel canisters
The fuel canisters holding a special mix of petrol could be targeted, a perfect aim if Holly was un-suspecting could cause a devastating uncontrolled inferno to Holly and everyone nearby, similar to that of a napalm bomb if the canisters are full to the brim. A piercing that isn't near a naked flame wouldn't have such devastating effects. You could say, she is a walking bomb, though the armour protecting the fuel casings is thick, pressure and heat tested, just like any gas canister.
[edit] Cant swim
Hollys steel feet are that heavy it would be like two sandbags attached to her feet, and they don't float. She always sinks to the bottom, which could be dangerous unless she has breathing apparatus.
[edit] Equipment
[edit] Light Armour
Sturdy Energy absorbing Armour, this can absorb a lot of energy attacks, as well as put a halt to kinetic attacks, its light armour sacrificing heavier armour for more agility and speed, this also only protects vital parts of Holly's body.
[edit] Modified Paragon Protectors' helmet
Modifications include, a visor, for actually seeing out of it, an attached mp3 player, comms unit, and a wicked airbrush paint job!
[edit] Gloves
Her advanced gloves are a complex mechanism, firstly a tough bubble is made and filled with air, then a flame is put inside the bubble. This means Holly can hold the bubble and throw it, when the bubble pops the fire is no longer contained. The gloves themselves are a dense rubber covered in an armour plate on the wrist so that sword and knife attacks could be defended against.
[edit] Baseball Bat
Since the 7th of April Hollys rarely seen without it. Strapped to her back from her right shoulder to her left hip. It's a classic design, wooden, tatty, and with 'Kiss it' hand-scrawled into the grain.
[edit] Character History - In game & Forum Roleplay
Just as a note this isn't back story, think of it more a personal recap.
[edit] February 2008
[edit] March 2008
Most of her work takes part in Sirens Call, as she likes the risk money from encountering meta-class Villain's, although she's had to Mediport more than once. Later on in the month, around the 18th before Easter weekend, Holly took part in an interview from an old friend whom she knew back in the porn business, she told him she was reformed and had put her shoddy past behind, this was later printed in Bizarro Magazine and in all put Holly in a better light. It also looks promising that she may be getting an operation so that her awkward metal legs are removable, after a few talks with Sean, he might know someone that can do it.
[edit] April 2008
April was probably the most hectic month to date for the upcoming Hero. Cracks were beginning to show in Holly and Sean's relationship, she felt his training came first before herself. After Sean's week away she broke news to him that she was going to move on, although the two remain neutral friends not many talks pursued during the month. It was during this time Tracey, aka Holly had met Joey Stahl, alas Melphon, remembering him from Bizarro Magazine. The two got along well as friends, but it soon turned into a more serious relationship. Joey spent a night with Holly sometime early April, when she "found" in her baseball bat. It originally belonged to a Skul gang member who were pestering Holly in the early hours, the two went out to confront them and ended up defending themselves against the gang. Eventually the gang was beaten and Holly took the bat as a souvenir.
The redhead primarily took work from Sirens Call, working on contract to Freedom Corps to secure Talos Park and surrounding Area's of Sirens, though risky Holly saw the payout as worth it, she was done within a week and made around $5,000 dollars. The cash was soon spent on rent, food, clothing, CD's and random stuff.
Earlier during the month the young woman also got a part-time job working as one half of Bizarro's problem page going by the alias 'Nurse Holly'. Joey and Holly were getting along really well, surprisingly well in fact, not a single hiccup or row. Holly met Loup Garou and instantly made a new friend; she views him as a Father figure, partly because he can be strict, even embarrassing at times, but mostly as he is someone to talk to. The redhead wouldn't know how it feels to have a father due to her poverty upbringing with a single mother. Unfortunately Jean-Luc suffered what seemed like a several allergic attack at the Fourth Wall, terrified she called for the emergency service and sent the wolf-man to hospital making sure he was OK.
During the middle of the month Joey and Holly spent a night at The Pits, Paragons alternative adult/BDSM club, and ended up signing up as members after a wild night. Luna Starbright also came by Holly's place in Kings Row. She, Holly and Joey talked about a wide range of topics, including the alternative scene, BDSM fashion, and way of life, general chit-chatter really, although it was the first time Luna had asked any questions that were more adult.
The Militia was also in need of Holly during this week, Amber Banshee's father was in a terrible state, the group of Militants entred a lab plagued by Devouring Earth, the gasses from them causing everyone to feel weak and lackadaisical, as well as delirious. It sent Holly into an almost hypnotic state when the group finally escaped Crimson Archer confronted Holly in a threatening manner, making the young Brooklyn-born woman think very differently of him.
Toward the back-end of April, Holly and Joey were already living together. Holly's payout from working in Warburg meant she could afford a German Shepherd, after a few talks the two agreed and on the 30th of April seen the dog for the first time, Joey brought home a picture for Holly to see, and they intend to meet 'Tammy' the coming Friday.
[edit] May - September 2008
More bad news hit her, her boyfriend Melphon, whom was a rather popular rock star, had to go on tour in Europe, for as much as he wanted to stay he had to bring in the income seems Holly was incapable of doing so, the two decided to be just friends as he didn't know if he would return, if at all, the two kept in touch but physical contact was severely hindered, not just by the distance but Hollys disability too. Many long lonely months continued to the point where Holly became reclusive, the Skulls on the streets of Kings Row wouldn't think twice of beating up the Hero, after all she had put some of them behind bars in the previous months, so she kept to herself and her closest friend which seemed to be the German Shepherd, Tammy.
A month in from the operation her new legs were completed, they fitted like a glove and she was finally getting hopeful she'd be back on the street and back helping the peoples Militia. But as things go, you can't expect to instantly adjust to have legs after a month of having none. Every-single day someone came to pick her up and she went to Kings Row hospital for physiotherapy, getting used to her legs, rehabilitating. She hated it with passion, she hated failing, it felt like she was letting people down and herself each time she fell trying to get used to the new constructs. But every time she fell she got right back up, determination was and is one of Hollys great strengths.
Day in and day out this followed for months till she grew the confidence to go outside in her wheelchair and visit the Dugout in person. She told the Militia, specifically the Amber Banshee that she planned to be back in action soon. With that said she pushed on harder, even going out into the field as soon as she could walk properly. Not long after she was finally back on patrol and back with her friends, doing what she done best. Her 'powers' worked as good as they always did, and she even have a few upgrades here and there, her alternative attitude was still the same as ever and she's even drawing up a customized tattoo to commemorate her defiant nature.
[edit] Other stuff
- Holly was a rename from another of my characters Fireswirl, Total retcon.
- The backstory I used for Holly felt like it was original although shes alot like Cassie Hack from the Hack/Slash comic series by Devils Due Publishing. The baseball bat idea originated from there and her attitude toward life is similar.
- Holly is a fan of a lot of things i like, Rock and Heavy Metal music being the main one.
Categories: Female | Science | Blaster | Hero | Character | The Militia
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