Strengths: Caring, altruistic, funny, carefree when given the opportunity, savvy, brave, proud, will do the right thing by people, knows who she is and won't let anyone tell her otherwise.
Weaknesses: Insecure, self-esteem issues, just learning how to control her new powers, impulsive, easily triggered to anger, violent, fears losing her freedom, distressed over how others see her transgender identity - not just the hostile ignoramuses, brought up in domestic violence and abuse.
Powers/Abilities: As Dreadnought, she can fly, has super strength and speed, super hearing, X-ray vision, high endurance and near invincibility (as long as she can keep calm, find her center, and handle her emotional state as well). Can see and manipulate the "lattice" - an invisible network showing how reality and the laws of the universe work - if she concentrates.
Will: Moderate to strong.
Home/Place of Origin: New Port City, Northwest, USA.
Occupation: (Former) high school student, the world famous superhero Dreadnought (as part of a legacy), member of the superhero team Legion Pacifica, government-licensed superhero (whitecape).
Social Standing: Extrovert.
Ethnicity: Caucasian.
Sexuality: Homosexual.
Other Trivia: One of the most important representations in recent years - a transgender superhero. A lesbian transgender superhero at that. Part of the YA Nemesis book series. Dreadnought's powers also gave this tormented and abused teenager the body she always knew she was meant to have. Her trans identity is not her entire character, but she does face challenges, externally and internally - not only in fighting crime and saving people and the world, but in fighting the world's transphobic culture and society, including the TERFs (Trans-Exclusive Radical Feminists). Her story deals with her standing up to her abusive father, the pinnacle of toxic masculinity, as well as an assortment of misogyny and transmisogyny from people. It is also about the dangers of becoming corrupt with power and uncontrolled, unresolved anger issues, and ending up like her father. Luckily there are people who support her too, emotionally. She is young but extremely brave and talented. Her crime-fighting partner (and future lover) is the Latina Calamity, and her mentor is the awesome female scientist and tech wizard of Legion Pacifica, Doc Impossible. Loves to fly. Feels free to love feminine things such as nail polish and cute clothes and shoes. Is also a superhero fangirl with a crush on the Legion heroine Valkyrja.
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