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What is their name?
Elena O’hara
Do they have any nicknames/aliases?
Shimmer
How old are they?
24
What is their gender?
Female
What is their sexual orientation?
Heterosexual
Are they human or deviant?
Deviant
What are their powers/abilities?
Parasitic Energy Manipulation – the user has the power to harness an energy that not only inflicts damage but simultaneously absorbs other forms of energy such as fire or electricity to make itself more destructive. Her power only utilizes non-esoteric energy, such as thermal, chemical, potential, kinetic, and electrical. Her body serves as a conduit for this energy, though it is very unstable and inherently accident-prone.
Do they have any notable weaknesses?
Aside from her own humanity, her power may easily surge out of her control. Due to the parasitic nature of her powers, she must actively resist absorbing energy or alternatively release it often due to its ability to grow to an overwhelming degree and exceed her energy reserves. When it reaches an excess, she may experience prolonged seizures, at which point her energy violently surges out of her until it eventually stabilizes.
What is their personality like?
Elena is outwardly very jovial and sarcastic, but it’s easy to tell for those who pay enough attention that she’s got some underlying emotions that she won’t share, nor does she confide in anyone to understand other than Michael. When asked, she’s dismissive and is quick to change the subject. It’s not uncommon for her to find stress when she reflects on her time with Catalyst.
What is their backstory?
Elena’s powers were largely dormant until the sudden death of her twin sister in 2006, at which point she had seen the first stages of her powers in the form of beams she could emit from her hands. Her powers were initially the source of her joy, something she absconded with up until the accident she had—her reserves exceeding their capacity for the first time—which resulted in the explosion at her school. Her accident immediately caught the attention of Advocate, but the night before she was to be taken to one of the hospitals in Chicago she was kidnapped by Catalyst, where she would remain for two years.
In return for producing a device that would stabilize her powers, she would work as an agent for Catalyst. Unbeknownst to her, the device she believed was only stabilizing her powers was actually siphoning the excess energy, the parasitic energy perfect for taking down energy-based deviants. Despite the bitter resentment she grew for Catalyst when she realized the truth, she was dependent on their device to keep her from having another accident.
She eventually escaped and joined the Dominion. She also encountered her old friend and love interest, Michael, whom she recruited.
Is there anything else we need to know?
▪ Her name was taken from how her body shimmered during the use of her powers.
▪ She’s a strawberry blonde, not a redhead, and she doesn’t like correcting people about it.
What is their faceclaim?
Katherine McNamara
