Magdalene

Marissa Darrow

  • F: Gd (10)
  • A: Ex (20)
  • S: Mn (75)
  • E: Rm (30)
  • R: Ty (6)
  • I: Ty (6)
  • P: Gd (10)
  • Health:- 135
  • Karma: 22
  • Resources: Unknown (currently Ty (5))
  • Popularity: 2

Equipment:

Cybernetic armor & power lance: Magdalene wears a silver and gold modular suit of advanced technological armor and wields a large lance of similar technologies. Together, they seem to be the focus of Magdalene’s power. The capabilities of Magdalene’s armor and lance are as follows:

  • Body Armor: Magdalene’s armor provides her with Rm (30) protection from physical, force, and energy attacks.
  • Energy Shield: Magdalene can erect a 1-area diameter wall of energy that provides Mn (75) protection against all physical, force, and energy attacks from one direction. The shifting energy pulses that make up this Shield effectively act as a force screen to equally repel any objects or people away from the field.
  • Force Bolt: Magdalene’s force bolts are projected through her lance. Her Am (50) rank force bolts have a range of 8 areas.
  • Living Circuitry: In some unknown way, Magdalene’s body, power, and equipment are intimately linked in such a way as to preclude any external manipulation. This gives Magdalene’s armor and lance Mn (75) resistance to attacks which affect machines or inanimate matter; this includes any manipulation on a molecular level. This effectively counters the matter-manipulating powers of Avengers like Sersi or Dr. Pym.
  • Sensor Array: Magdalene’s armor contains some portable sensor arrays that detect the following energies with Ex (20) ability: heat, kinetic (movement), and life.
  • Shock Pulse: On contact with her target, Magdalene can release a Mn (75) burst of energy through her lance. Her gloves (or some unknown cybernetics) insulate her from the effects of the energy. It is unknown if this can be generated along the surface of her armor, or whether she can release such energy without her lance.
  • "Slashway" teleportation: This power generates a Shift X (150) rank teleportation field. She controls the destination of the "slashway" and she partially controls the duration; with a green Psyche FEAT roll, Magdalene can maintain or instantly shut down a slashway.

Weaknesses:

If presently seems that much of Magdalene’s power is directed through her lance. If she were to be separated from her lance, if is possible that her offensive capabilities would be reduced (her Energy shield, Force bolt, Shock pulse, and Teleportaion abilities are lost along with the lance.) It may even cause a reduction in her physical statistics (-1 CS to Agility, -2 CS to Endurance and Strength).

Background:

Magdalene is a fiercely passionate woman, furious in battle and obsessive in love. She is, by far, the most versatile of the Gatherers, but she is easily distracted by any harm to her lover, the Swordsman. Her counterpart on Marvel Earth, the fashion model Marissa Darrow, has no powers but was just as forceful a personality. Despite her aggressive nature, Proctor holds her in control with reminders of their lost love and his saving her life in the past.

When she learned that Proctor had sent an alternate timeline Vision to kill the Swordsman, however, Magdalene lashed out and struck Proctor with a Force bolt. Proctor’s degree of future control of Magdalene is now in doubt.

The origin of her power is unknown, though Magdalene’s constant exclamations of "By the Seventh Ring!" and other rings circumstantially suggests ties with the rings of Saturn. This could be some false memories or psychological imprinting, or a manner of mind control by Proctor, whose technology is certainly capable of creating Magdalene’s armor and lance.