Dragonfly.
Player: @LightofthePhoenix
Basic Data
Origin:	Mutant
Archetype:	Tanker
Security Level:	50
Occupation:	College Student, Hero
Personal Data
Real Name:	Kristen Jones
Known Aliases:	None
Species:	Human (Mutated)
Age:	20
Height:	5'8
Weight:	100 lbs
Eye Color:	Brown
Hair Color:	Red
Blood Type:	AB (Universal Receiver)
Biographical Data
Birthplace:	New York City
Birthdate:	(Unknown at this time)
Citizenship:	USA
Current Residence:	Peregrine Island Apartment
Religion/Faith:	Agnostic
Sexual Orientation:	Straight
Marital Status:	Single
Known Languages
Confidential
Known Relatives
Dr. Don Jones (Father), Theresa Jones (Mother, Deceased)
Known Powers
Pyrokinesis, Dilatant Skin, Healing Factor
Training / Abilities
Self-propelled Flight
Equipment
Power Controlling gloves
Footnotes
Without her gloves she could easily burn down an apartment complex due to loss of power control.

Life Story ‎

Beginning

Kristen Jones is the daughter of a very skilled scientist and inventor named Dr. Don Jones. Dr. Jones is known for his contributions to the military, Vanguard, NASA, and various organizations, both private and public. Kristen's mother died when Kristen was only one year old so she has no memory of her mother. The house she grew up in [and her father still lives in] is almost entirely automated, filled with her father's inventions. She never showed much interest in her father's technologies but her outlook was forced to change one day when she was fifteen.

Kristen ready to take on all challengers.

Powers Revealed

Kristen first noticed she had special powers when she got in a fight at school with the class bully. He swung at her and his fist contacted her cheek. Kristen didn't feel a thing but the bully was holding his arm and crying out in pain. The bones in his hand had cracked upon impact with her skin, later commenting that it felt like hitting steel. Kristen felt her cheek where he had hit her but there was no change, it was still soft as ever. After some tests from her father he discovered her skin instantly hardened to near-diamond consistency before any impact that could cause her physical harm otherwise. It was also discovered that should anything make it through her primary defense she had an enhanced healing factor that would heal any wound within seconds.

Nearly a month later Kristen was in the kitchen of her house and suddenly felt extremely hot. The water in the sink boiled, and papers strewn out across the kitchen table suddenly burned up. The whole kitchen was scorched and she was quickly burning through the 'fireproofing' her father had set up throughout the house to provide safety in case any of his inventions failed and caught fire. If it weren't for her father's advanced extinguishing system she would have surely burned down the house. It wasn't until her father was forced to tranquilize her that the temperature began to drop.

He kept her in a room with more advanced fire-defense systems than the rest of the house for his safety as well as her own while he worked on a solution. Two days after the accident he gave her gauntlets made of Impervium that were designed to allow her greater control over her pyrokinesis. From that day onward she was unable to remove the gloves for longer than a minute without risking another loss of control.

Paragon City

Shortly before graduating high school her final mutation revealed itself as insect-like wings sprouted from her back. She gained the nickname Dragonfly amongst her friends and when she left for Paragon City she used the name for her hero identity. She signed up for college classes at the Crimson Academy but when the school was forced to close due to an increase in criminal activity towards various students of the school she transferred to a normal university and signed up with the Palladium Sentry for a place to stay.

Now she is well accepted in the group and throughout Paragon City. Being seen as a very effective Tanker due to her powers. Since her arrival she has joined forces with many heroes and various other groups. Including but not limited to: The Palladium Sentry, The Jadewire, the Midnighters, Vanguard, the Freedom Phalanx, and the Vindicators.

Powers ‎

Primary Powers

Dilatant Skin

Less than a second before any impact that would cause harm to her, Kristen's skin is capable of hardening to a near-diamond consistency and absorb the impact. Neither her, her father, or anyone else has been able to come up with a solid explanation as to how it is possible but the commonly accepted hypothesis is that she has also adapted a sixth sense to danger and subconsciously causes her skin to harden.

Healing Factor

Should anything make it through her skin and cause bodily harm to herself her body releases a chemical that speeds up the repair of the wound to superhuman levels.

Secondary Power

Pyrokinesis

Has the ability to combust the air around her and form flames to use as a weapon. Has even gained an ability to form a sword made of pure flame that she uses to great effect against most enemies. This ability is exceptionally dangerous for those around her due to her inability to completely control it without her gloves. But with the gloves on she can wield flames as well as any fire-based hero.

Tertiary Power

Flight

Her wings provide her with the ability of self-propelled flight. To allow her to fly easier she is also lighter than most people of her build. Her bones, while capable of taking a great beating (part of her defensive mutations) are lighter than normal.

Other ‎

Her gloves include various technologies within them. Including a commlink that connects her to her father, over which he can send her any information she may need. Holographic emitters that allow her to overlay translations on anything she might require (Example: Rikti Computer Consoles), as well as a holographic Heads Up Display that provides her with information on targets, or anything else she may need information on. As well as a built in MP3 player. (OOC: Her theme song is Through the Fire and the Flames by Dragonforce) Each glove is capable of storing two terabytes of information in various forms, providing four terabytes total of digital space. Due to how much technology is involved in the gloves, they are shielded against EMPs and other forms of electrical surges.

MP3 Playlist ‎

Dragonfly has a tendency to listen to music during combat and has a preferred 'Battle Playlist'.

• Dragonforce - Through the Fire and the Flames [1]
• Thousand Foot Krutch - Phenomenon [2]
• TK-421 - Disengaged (No idea where to find this song)
• Trapt - Bleed Like Me [3]
• 

  

  Shannen Doherty as Dragonfly.

(I figured Dragonfly wouldn't exactly have much of a theme song, and since she uses her MP3 player while she fights... might as well make a playlist instead of a theme song :P A few of these work as theme songs though.)

OOC Info ‎

In case you aren't aware of what a dilatant substance is (as I have used to describe Dragonfly's defensive capabilities). I've copied this tidbit from Wikipedia's page on the matter (found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilatant )

• "Various corporate and government entities are researching the application of shear thickening fluids for use as body armor. Such a system could allow the wearer flexibility for a normal range of movement, yet provide rigidity to resist piercing by bullets, stabbing knife blows, and similar attacks. The principle is similar to that of mail armor, though body armor using a dilatant would be much lighter. The dilatant fluid would disperse the force of a sudden blow over a wider area of the user's body, reducing the blunt force trauma; against slow attacks, such as a slow but forceful stab, the dilatant would not provide any additional protection."
• Dragonfly's mutation overcomes that last flaw though by still being tough enough to withstand damage. Her ability doesn't follow the dilatant definition word for word because it protects her against ANY attack that could cause harm, whether it be slow, quick, blunt, or sharp. Quick strikes cause the dilatant effect of her skin becoming rigid upon impact. Do a search on YouTube for 'Oobleck' for a look at how dilatants work.