Flash Override
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Flash Override | |
| Player: Soundrave | |
| Origin: | Mutation |
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| Archetype: | Controller |
| Security Level: | 15 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Josephine Mindarie |
| Known Aliases: | ' |
| Species: | Human |
| Age: | 23 |
| Height: | 5'6" |
| Weight: | 132 lbs |
| Eye Color: | Blue |
| Hair Color: | Orangeish red |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Special effects engineer |
| Place of Birth: | Louisiana |
| Base of Operations: | ' |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Known Relatives: | ' |
| Known Powers | |
| Illusion Control, Empathy, Flight | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Chemical/mechanical engineering | |
| Equipment | |
| Armor, goggles, and storage belt | |
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Pysical description:
Race: Mixed (Mostly European, some Japanese)
Height: Approx 5'6"
Weight: Approx 132 lbs
Hair color: Bright reddish orange
Eye color: Dark Blue
History:
Flash Override was born Josephine Mindarie to Jacob and Susan Mindarie in Louisiana.
Early on, she always seemed keen on understanding how others were feeling around her and had a particularly good eye for detail. As she grew older she found that she loved fireworks and laser lights and was enthralled by the fancy Special effects done on movie sets.. and often found her self trying to figure out how they were done or could be done.
Her powers first began to fully manifest when she was 16 years of age.. she was imitating something she had seen on Television when she accidentaly generated a bright flash of light that temorarily blinded her and her friends. Sensing thier pain she then instictively reached out with her mind in an effort to ease them.. and before she even realized what she did, they recovered.
Later that day she decided that she could practice and use her ability to fufill her life long dreams of woring in the special effects business.. her empathy would allow her to easily figure out what people truely like about certain effects and help her make even better ones.
Note: This is a departure from the typical responses.. In which thier first instincts are to either use thier power for fighting crime or for casuing it, but isn't technicly an urge to use her powers to brighten her own personal spotlight.. rather it was to entertain others and make them happy.
In college she majored in chemical engineering and minored in mechanical before getting into the business of creating special effects.
She didn't actualy get into the hero gig until about year after she graduated from college and already had a beggining job in special effects at age 23. Her first time for using her power to fight crime actualy happened on set in the studio she was working at.
There a couple of hellions had snuck in and Upped the "Payload" of one of the pyrotechnics displays. When it went off it had managed to injure several of the studio workers and the hellions then bolted for the gate. Spotting them, she reached out and created a blinding flash infront of them.. withc acutaly cuased them to stumble and hurt themselves just long enough for the other crewmen and security to grab them and hold them down.
Turning her attention to the injured workers.. she acted quickly.. reacheing out and litteraly "Overriding" the pain they were in wih her mind and healing thier wounds.
It was at the suggestion (and insistance) of her Co workers that she began to play the role of "hero on the side" Like she does now.
How her Powers work:
Flash Override's baseline powers are actualy a combination of telekinesis and Empathy. Her telekinetic powers allow her to manipulate light and matter to create illuisary things that are almost real in nature. When coupled with her empathic ability she can further enchance the apparent "Realness" of her illusions to a great degree. Her empathy skill, on the other hand, helps her.. as she puts it.. "Override a persons senses and stuff" In order to Dull thier pain, or to enhance thier abilities to some degree.
Through extending her telekinetic power she is also capable of flight.
Noted equipment:
Goggles: She keeps with her a pair of blast goggles at all times... she apparently uses them when she's preparing to create very Bright blast.
Armor: She's no fool, she wears a bullet resistant armor that has mounts for carrying variouse items.. as well as pockets filled with "useful stuff"
Misc: She carries around variouse powders of varying composition.. and uses them in her illusions to enhance thier effectivness.. particularly glitter and or flash powder.
End Comments:
The origin of her name is fairly obviouse if you think about it.. but to clarify... Her name is a combination of the First use of her illusion powers and the mechanics of her empathic healing ability.
Since she isn't a movie star.. and infact.. prefers the behinde the scenes approach. She tends to lack the grand standing attitude common in some hero types. It is of further note that she still seems unsure of herself as a hero, and even a bit meek at times. However, as she grows in power and confidence, she seems the type to enjoy doing whats right. Of course.. she stil oves to entertain people on the side. (When her illusions get better.. she might be able to make one hell of an entrance! *cough*)
She prefers practicality in costume wear, which is why she wears armor.. instead of a skimpy outfit.
Although she enjoys the spotlight when it IS on her.. she doesn't actively seek it out... and is known to quote. "I'de much rather direct."
