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Misfortune 💀ྀི
Player: @Dangerclose50
"Not so lucky now are you?"
Character Build
Class Focus:	Munitions & Tech Tank Hybrid
Power Level:	40
Research & Development:	Arms
Biographical Data
Real Name:	Jacqueline Mariana Blackwell
Known Aliases:	Misfortune
Gender:	Female
Species:	Genetically & Cybernetically Enhanced Mutant
Ethnicity:	Native American-African American
Place of Birth:	St. Regis, New York
Base of Operations:	Millennium City
Relatives:	Joseph 'Grizzly' Blackwell (Father), Thomas Blackwell (Half-Brother), Lucas Blackwell (Half-Brother), Marie Lafleur (Mother)
Characteristics
Age:	36
Height:	6'6
Weight:	210lbs
Eyes:	Light Brown
Hair:	Black & Brown Mix
Complexion:	Medium-Dark Skinned
Physical Build:	Athletic
Physical Features:	Scar across her neck over her jugular vein
Status
Alignment:	██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ Lawful Neutral
Reputation:	██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ Big-time
Identity:	Public
Years Active:	16
Citizenship:	Haitian Citizenship, American Citizenship, Mohawk Tribal Citizenship
Occupation:	Mercenary, Vigilante & Bounty Hunter
Education:	College Graduate
Marital Status:	Divorced
Known Powers and Abilities
Super-human strength, Bulletproof skin, Enhanced metallic skeleton, Unnaturally high pain tolerance, accelerated healing & Recover, Sharpened sense of smell, hearing & Sight
Equipment and Paraphernalia
An entire armory's worth of high grade military hardware

Attributes
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	Agility	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █		Speed	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █
	Fighting	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █		Projectiles	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █
	Durability	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █		Resistance	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █
	Intelligence	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █		Psyche	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █
	Intuition	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █		Charisma	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █
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December 8th, 1988, Jacqueline Blackwell was born into a legacy of heroism and resilience as the eldest daughter of Joseph Thomas Blackwell, the man the world knew as Joe Grizzly. Her father was a globally celebrated superhero, renowned for his immense strength and unyielding moral compass. However, Jacqueline’s childhood was defined by both admiration and pressure, as the weight of her father’s legacy loomed over her from a young age.

Unknown to Jacqueline, she had inherited a latent genetic mutation from her father that could manifest as superhuman abilities. However, due to a recessive gene, these powers lay dormant throughout her early life, leaving her unaware of the potential within her. While her siblings occasionally displayed minor signs of inherited abilities, Jacqueline showed no outward signs of superhuman traits, which often led her to feel inadequate compared to her family’s legacy.

Growing up, Jacqueline idolized her father but often struggled with the public's expectations and the constant comparisons to her larger-than-life parent. Joe, for his part, worked hard to instill in his children the idea that heroism wasn’t defined by powers but by one’s character and choices. Despite his efforts, Jacqueline couldn’t help but feel the pressure to live up to her father’s reputation, a challenge made even more daunting by her apparent lack of powers.

Jacqueline’s relationship with her father was one of deep love and mutual respect, but Joe’s responsibilities as a superhero often kept him away for long stretches. During his absences, Jacqueline stepped into a leadership role within the family, helping to raise her younger siblings and maintaining a sense of order. This role reinforced her natural inclination toward responsibility and leadership, even as it added to her feelings of being overlooked or underestimated.

From a young age, Jacqueline displayed remarkable physical and mental aptitude. She excelled in athletics, martial arts, and strategy games, channeling her frustration into self-improvement. While others might have relied on powers, Jacqueline relied on discipline, hard work, and ingenuity. Her competitive streak, however, sometimes alienated her peers, as she constantly pushed herself to prove she could be just as capable—if not more so—than those with superhuman abilities.

Being the daughter of a globally renowned superhero, Jacqueline Blackwell constantly felt the weight of her family’s legacy. Yet, unlike her father or siblings, she lacked any visible superhuman abilities, making her feel like an outsider within her own family. Her father, Joe Grizzly, often assured her that greatness wasn’t defined by powers but by one’s choices and actions. While Jacqueline cherished his words, they did little to quiet the nagging feeling that she wasn’t enough.

By the time Jacqueline reached her late teens, she knew she needed to find her own path—one that wasn’t defined by her father’s shadow. She wanted to prove, both to herself and to the world, that she was capable of greatness without the crutch of powers. After much contemplation, Jacqueline decided to enlist in the United States Navy with the ambitious goal of becoming a Navy SEAL.

Her decision was met with mixed reactions. Joe, while proud of her determination, expressed concern about the dangers of such a path, knowing firsthand the toll a life of combat could take. Jacqueline, however, was resolute. She saw the SEALs as the ultimate proving ground, a place where strength, skill, and resilience—not superpowers—would determine her worth.

Jacqueline’s journey to becoming a SEAL began with Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training, one of the most grueling programs in the military. She entered the program as one of the few women in her class, facing not only the physical and mental challenges but also the skepticism and scrutiny of her peers.

From the outset, Jacqueline excelled in areas that demanded mental fortitude and tactical thinking. Her upbringing, filled with high expectations and self-imposed discipline, had prepared her to endure the unrelenting demands of training. She pushed through physical exhaustion, hypothermia, and sleep deprivation with an unwavering determination.

Her most notable trait during training was her refusal to quit. During “Hell Week,” when over half of her class dropped out, Jacqueline dug deep into a well of resilience forged by years of living in the shadow of her father’s legacy. Though she didn’t possess the raw physicality of some of her male counterparts, her adaptability and strategic thinking made her an asset in team-based exercises.

The instructors quickly took notice of her leadership potential. She was often placed in charge of simulated operations, where she demonstrated a natural ability to assess risks, delegate tasks, and inspire her teammates. Despite occasional doubts about her presence in such a male-dominated field, Jacqueline earned the respect of her peers through sheer grit and competence.

After completing her SEAL training, Jacqueline was assigned to a unit specializing in counter-terrorism and hostage rescue operations. Over the course of six tours in the Middle East and Africa, she distinguished herself as a fearless and resourceful operator.

Jacqueline’s adaptability became her hallmark. She quickly mastered the use of advanced weaponry, explosives, and reconnaissance technology. Her ability to remain calm under pressure made her an invaluable asset during high-stakes missions. Whether infiltrating enemy compounds or extracting hostages from hostile territory, Jacqueline displayed a level of precision and professionalism that earned her the nickname “Jackknife” among her teammates.

Her most notable mission occurred during a joint operation in Somalia, where her team was tasked with rescuing a group of kidnapped aid workers. When the operation went sideways, Jacqueline improvised a plan that led to the successful extraction of all hostages with minimal casualties. Her actions during the mission earned her a commendation, further cementing her reputation as a skilled and reliable operator.

However while Jacqueline excelled in her role as a SEAL, the emotional toll of her work began to weigh heavily on her. The constant cycle of deployments, the loss of comrades, and the moral complexities of modern warfare took a piece of her with each mission. She often grappled with questions about the impact of her actions and whether her efforts truly made a difference in the grand scheme of things.

Her relationship with her family also became strained during this time. Jacqueline’s commitment to the military left little room for personal connections, and she found herself growing distant from her siblings and father. Joe, ever the optimist, tried to bridge the gap, but his own responsibilities as a superhero often left him unavailable when Jacqueline needed him most.

Jacqueline’s military career came to an abrupt turning point however when she received the devastating news of her father’s death. While she was deployed overseas, Joe Grizzly had been killed during a mission alongside Fortune. The loss hit Jacqueline like a freight train, leaving her reeling with grief and anger.

Her father’s death marked the beginning of an emotional downward spiral. Jacqueline, already grappling with the weight of her experiences in the SEALs, found herself consumed by bitterness and resentment. The revelation that Fortune had been involved in the operation only deepened her anger, as she blamed the hero for what she saw as a reckless failure.

Struggling to reconcile her grief and anger, Jacqueline made the difficult decision to leave the Navy. Though she was at the peak of her career, she knew she could no longer serve effectively with the emotional turmoil she was carrying. Her departure marked the end of one chapter and the beginning of another, as she sought to channel her pain into a new purpose.

After Jacqueline left the Navy SEALs, she found herself adrift. Her father’s death weighed heavily on her, and the anger she harbored toward Fortune became an all-consuming force. While others in her situation might have sought solace or healing, Jacqueline sought purpose in the only way she knew how: through action.

Her reputation as a SEAL had not gone unnoticed, and it wasn’t long before she was approached by representatives of the International Coalition of Nations (I.C.O.N.), a shadowy consortium of multinational corporations and governments. Ostensibly, I.C.O.N. presented itself as a global security initiative dedicated to protecting international interests. Privately, its true nature was far murkier.

I.C.O.N.’s pitch was simple: they needed operatives like Jacqueline—battle-tested, morally flexible, and unflinchingly loyal to a cause. In exchange, they offered her a chance to take on missions that mattered, a significant salary, and access to cutting-edge technology. For Jacqueline, it was an opportunity to channel her anger into something productive, even if the morality of her actions was dubious.

She joined I.C.O.N. under its Paramilitary United Reconnaissance and Global Engagement program, better known as P.U.R.G.E., a division specializing in high-risk black ops.

Jacqueline’s recruitment into P.U.R.G.E. came with a proposition that would forever change her: the chance to undergo an experimental augmentation process.

I.C.O.N.’s research and development wing had secured access to the genetic material of Fortune, a known superhuman and the subject of extensive study. They had developed a serum capable of replicating some of Fortune’s abilities—heightened strength, resilience, and regenerative capabilities—but the process was risky and untested. For Jacqueline, however, it was an easy decision. She wasn’t just chasing power; she wanted a weapon to destroy the woman she blamed for her father’s death.

The procedure was grueling. Jacqueline’s body was surgically enhanced with cybernetics to complement the serum’s effects, including neural-linked reflex enhancements and nanite-based repair systems. The serum itself triggered dormant genes within her DNA, unlocking latent superhuman abilities that had gone unrecognized throughout her life. The result was a transformation that left Jacqueline faster, stronger, and more durable than she had ever imagined.

When the procedure was complete, Jacqueline adopted the codename Misfortune. The name was both a grim reflection of her father’s killer and a declaration of the fate awaiting anyone who crossed her path.

Jacqueline quickly became one of P.U.R.G.E.’s most effective operatives, demonstrating a lethal combination of strategic precision and raw power. Her augmented body allowed her to carry out missions that would have been impossible for a regular human, from infiltrating fortified compounds to surviving catastrophic firefights.

One of her earliest assignments involved eliminating a rogue arms dealer who had stolen I.C.O.N.-developed weaponry and was threatening to expose their illegal operations. The mission required Jacqueline to infiltrate the dealer’s private island fortress, neutralize his security forces, and recover the stolen technology. Using a combination of stealth, combat skills, and advanced tech, Jacqueline single-handedly dismantled the operation, earning the respect of her superiors and the fear of her enemies.