Ultradynamic
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Ultradynamic | |
| Player: @Ultradynamic | |
| Origin: | Natural |
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| Archetype: | Scrapper |
| Security Level: | 45 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Natasha Bakhtin |
| Known Aliases: | None known |
| Species: | Human (offspring of genetically engineered parents) |
| Age: | 27 |
| Height: | 6'1" |
| Weight: | 140 lbs |
| Eye Color: | Brown |
| Hair Color: | Black |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | US citizen |
| Occupation: | Superhero, Archivist |
| Place of Birth: | Undisclosed location |
| Base of Operations: | Paragon City |
| Marital Status: | engaged to Captain Crosshairs |
| Known Relatives: | Dinah McCormick, aka Dynamic Woman (mother), Nicolai Bakhtin, aka the Ultra Socialist (father, deceased), Sergei Yurichenko, aka the Ultra Socialist II (cousin, in prison) |
| Known Powers | |
| Heightened strength, agility, endurance, resistance to physical attacks, resistance to energy, resistance to the elements, leaping, super speed | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Highly accomplished martial artist, fluent in seven languages | |
| Equipment | |
| None commonly used | |
| Ultradynamic is a member of the United Sentinels of America, although she has reduced her duties of late | |
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Biography
Ultradynamic is the daughter of two genetically enhanced cold war soldiers. Her father was a Soviet operative, the Ultra Socialist, and her mother is the retired (and in hiding) Dynamic Woman. These two soldiers often found themselves on opposing sides of conflicts and in the few times they engaged each other in direct combat they found themselves to be too evenly matched for either one to ever get the upper hand. Being as both were trained to be emotionally detached from their work, they developed a mutual respect which soon turned into a mutual attraction. During an encounter where they were separated from their teams, they finally gave into their mutual attraction. Besides the conception of a daughter, there would be consequences. Before long, the KGB found out about the Ultra Socialist's dereliction of duty and he was "reassigned," where he was reported to have died in an industrial accident. Furthermore, Dynamic Woman, in choosing to keep the child, could only hide her pregnancy for so long. The American government decided that the child of two genetically enhanced soldiers would likely inherit the traits of both parents (the strength and physical toughness of Dynamic Woman and the speed and agility of the Ultra Socialist). Fearing that her child would be taken from her, Dynamic Woman disappeared underground to raise her child.
Because of her mother's status as a fugitive, Natasha grew up on the run, never staying in one place for too long. Despite this, her childhood was quite happy and the mother and daughter were very close. Natasha began exhibiting heightened physical abilities at an early age, primarily strength and resistance like her mother, but to nowhere the degree of Dinah, and some of her father's agility. By her mid-teens, Natasha could already leap about 100 feet, but her abilities have continued to manifest into her 20s. In fact, her ability to run at high speeds, the highest she's been clocked is at around 300 mph, didn't surface until late last year. As a result of these emerging abilities, Dinah began training her daughter in martial arts and as they moved around, found old contacts who could further her training. As a result, Natasha became an expert in several disciplines, learned several languages, picked up some spying techniques, and is quite good at disappearing in large urban settings.
Despite her mother's status as a fugitive, Natasha has no criminal record and was born in the United States and is a citizen, although she didn't register with Social Security or obtain a birth certificate until she was an adult. At the age of 18, Dinah decided her daughter should have some stability and start to forge her own life. She left her daughter with enough money for four years of college, which Natasha used to earn a BA in linguistics at "a small liberal arts college in Vermont." For reasons known only to her, she's never disclosed the school's name to friends or teammates, and this description may or may not be accurate.
Upon graduation, Natasha moved to Paragon City with the dual intentions of going to graduate school and entering public life as a superhero. Deciding to honor both of her parents, Natasha adopted the name Ultradynamic, a synthesis of Ultra Socialist and Dynamic Woman. Shortly into her career, she was recruited by Lady America into the United Sentinels of America. Ultra, as most call her, quickly took to this lifestyle and rose through the ranks of the Sentinels to become a member of the leadership council, overseeing the headquarters and communications system. Recently, sh relinquished this position to concentrate more on her civilian life and her upcoming marriage to Captain Crosshairs.
Abilities
All of Ultradynamic's abilities are the result of inheriting her parent's genetic enhancements. Ultra is quite strong, particularly her legs, which she uses to great effect with her martial arts training. She can lift about 2,500 lbs with her arms, but nearly twice this doing leg lifts. This leg strength also allows her to leap great distances, approximately 200 yards. In addition, her endurance is much greater than the average person's. This also gives her an accelerated metabolism. Ultra also possesses enhance agility, although not to the degree that she can dodge bullets.
Ultra also recently developed the ability to run at amazing speeds. So far she tops out around 300 mph but this ability, like her strength, may be continuing to develop. Her father could run well faster than the speed of sound, but it is unlikely Ultra will reach this level, much like she is unlikely to develop the full measure of her mother's strength.
Finally, Ultradynamic has displayed a level of resistance to most forms of damage. While not bulletproof, she can withstand fairly high degrees of impact. She is also resistant to energy based attacks and has shown a degree of resistance to psychic attacks as well. While extreme heat and cold can harm her if intense enough, Ultra seems to be unaffected by hot or cold weather and will often be seen swimming outside or running around in shorts during the height of winter.
Ultra is also quite proficient in martial arts, to the degree she sometimes trains others. Most of her attacks center on kicking, but she also can deal some devastating punches. At least one of her disciplines focuses on fighting groups of attackers and she has proven quite fearless when jumping into mobs of attackers. Ultra is also fluent in several languages, including English, Russian, French, Spanish, Japanese, and American Sign Language.
Affiliations
Ultradynamic is a member of the United Sentinels of America and formerly served as one of the platinum sentinels. This is the only group she has ever been a member of and, with a few exceptions, the group most of her friends are members of. She is extremely dedicated to this team and thanks of the members as a kind of surrogate family, although she generally doesn't express this directly.
Friends, Family, and Acquaintances
Ultradynamic and American Maiden are close friends and share an apartment together in Faultline. They also share their apartment with American Maiden's Boston Terrier, Cookie. Their schedules often prevent them from hanging out as much as Ultra would like, but she thinks of Betsy as her best friend and confidant.
Ultra also is engaged to Captain Crosshairs. Ultra has also helped to train Cap's sidekick, Bodkin-Girl in martial arts to help her defend herself more readily and thinks of her as a little sister.
Other good friends of Ultra's include American-Marvel, Hurricane McShane, Commander Prime, and most of the Sentinels she's gotten to know.
Ultra has very little family and only has a relationship with her mother. The two have a hard time getting together, due to her mother's legal status, but Natasha often travels to go visit her when given the chance. Ultra recently learned she has a cousin, Sergei, living in Russia, although it is unclear if he is actually related to her or if his claims were simply part of his plot to get her mother's DNA. Sergei has adopted the name of the Ultra Socialist, the name her father used when working as an agent fro the USSR. Ultra never met her father, as he died before she was born, but holds him in very high regard.
Personality
Ultradynamic is an easy going person who likes to make jokes with her friends, especially American Maiden who she takes a wicked delight in trying to embarrass. She can also be a little impatient at times, but tries to control this. She comes off as somewhat aggressive towards enemies but shows a definite soft spot towards kids, especially troubled ones. Ultra and American Maiden have been known to open their home to young heroes who need a place to stay and to help them get situated. She takes a lot of pleasure in her line of work and enjoys the thrill and challenge of facing dangerous opponents, although she doesn't take needless risks.
Weaknesses and Limitations
Despite her degree of resistance, Ultradynamic is not invulnerable. She seems to forget this sometimes when jumping into a mob of enemies. Also, she is somewhat competitive, especially with people she sees as tougher than herself and often tries to prove herself without thinking about it. She usually feels pretty dumb after this.
