Phoebe

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Phoebe φ
Player: @Dangerclose50
Science like love is a mean's to transcendence.
Character Build
Class Focus:	Gadget-Tank
Power Level:	35
Research & Development:	Science
Biographical Data
Real Name:	Phoebe Marie Hofford
Known Aliases:	Phoebe, Lady Octopus
Gender:	Female
Species:	Genetically enhanced cyborg
Ethnicity:	Caucasian
Place of Birth:	Detroit, Michigan (Multifaria)
Base of Operations:	Apple Island (Detroit)
Relatives:	Dr. Lindsey James Hofford (Grandfather)
Characteristics
Age:	30
Height:	6'1
Weight:	174lbs (211lbs with Apparatus.)
Eyes:	Green
Hair:	Orange and Serpentine
Complexion:	Fair
Physical Build:	Athletic
Physical Features:	Ram styled horns with serpentine gorgon like hair
Status
Alignment:	██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ Lawful Evil
Reputation:	██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ Big-time
Identity:	Public
Years Active:	12
Citizenship:	Multifarian US Citizenship
Occupation:	Super-Villainess, Scientist.
Education:	College Graduate
Marital Status:	Dating Carrion
Known Powers and Abilities
Enhanced by the volatile serum Neurogen-9, Phoebe possesses superhuman strength, near-invulnerability, and a fractured psyche that manifests multiple, unpredictable personalities. Her hair has transformed into sentient, snake-like tendrils, which act as extensions of her will, while her massive, ram-style horns allow for powerful charges and bio-electrical attacks. Fused to her spine is CABAL, an AI-driven apparatus with four metallic tendrils capable of lifting 8 tons each, equipped with tools for combat and manipulation.
Equipment and Paraphernalia
Multitude of gadgets including at all times her mechanical apparatus.

Attributes
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From her earliest years, Phoebe was a child defined by her gentle nature and boundless curiosity. Born with a rare degenerative disease that slowly robbed her of the ability to walk, she spent most of her childhood in a wheelchair, watching the world from a distance. Though her body was frail, her mind was sharp, and she had a deep love for learning. Surrounded by stacks of books, science kits, and chemistry sets, she nurtured a dream of someday helping people, believing that science held the power to change lives and even heal her own broken body.

While others might have been hardened by their circumstances, Phoebe’s challenges only strengthened her empathy. She often volunteered to help other patients in the hospital, reading to them, assisting doctors with simple tasks, and comforting those in pain. She dreamed of becoming a scientist, someone who could use her discoveries to ease suffering. But her condition grew worse over time, and as her disease progressed, it began to sap her strength and independence. By her late teens, she was almost entirely reliant on machines to support her body, struggling against the feeling that she was becoming more isolated and trapped within herself.

When traditional treatments failed, Phoebe made the bold decision to take her future into her own hands. She spent her days studying biology, neurology, and genetic engineering, eventually designing a formula she called Neurogen-9—a serum meant to stimulate cellular regeneration, repair neural pathways, and even enhance her physical abilities. Neurogen-9 was her final hope, her own creation that could save her from the fate her disease had set for her. But without the ability to test it properly, Phoebe was gambling with her life, risking everything on a desperate act of self-experimentation.

The first doses seemed to work; she felt strength returning to her limbs, newfound energy coursing through her body. But as her physical abilities grew, so did darker, unintended side effects. Neurogen-9 was far more volatile than she had anticipated. Her muscles strengthened beyond human limits, her skin hardened, and her body mutated in ways that were as alarming as they were empowering. Horns began to grow from her skull—large, ram-like horns that twisted back above her head, and her hair transformed into living, serpentine tendrils, each with its own sentient awareness.

The serum had not only mutated her body but fractured her mind. A series of distinct personalities emerged within her psyche, each embodying different aspects of her being. Some personalities were nurturing and compassionate, while others were vengeful, merciless, and power-hungry. Phoebe struggled to hold onto her original self as these personalities battled for control, each with their own influence over her thoughts and actions.

Witnessing her deteriorating state, Phoebe’s grandfather, Dr. Lindsey Hofford, a brilliant scientist in his own right, was determined to save her. Desperate to stabilize the effects of Neurogen-9 and ease the strain on Phoebe’s mind, he created an advanced apparatus designed to augment her body’s capabilities and regulate her neural activity. The apparatus, called CABAL—Computer Assisted Biologically Augmented Lifeform—was a complex AI fused to Phoebe’s spine and connected directly to her nervous system. Dr. Hofford’s intent was to help Phoebe control the serum’s effects and provide a balance between her fractured personalities. However, CABAL was more than a tool; it was a sophisticated AI designed to monitor her bio-functions and even influence her brain’s emotional and cognitive processes.

Witnessing her deteriorating state, Phoebe’s grandfather, Dr. Lindsey Hofford, a brilliant scientist in his own right, was determined to save her. Desperate to stabilize the effects of Neurogen-9 and ease the strain on Phoebe’s mind, he created an advanced apparatus designed to augment her body’s capabilities and regulate her neural activity. The apparatus, called CABAL—Computer Assisted Biologically Augmented Lifeform—was a complex AI fused to Phoebe’s spine and connected directly to her nervous system. Dr. Hofford’s intent was to help Phoebe control the serum’s effects and provide a balance between her fractured personalities. However, CABAL was more than a tool; it was a sophisticated AI designed to monitor her bio-functions and even influence her brain’s emotional and cognitive processes.

But the integration was flawed. As CABAL adapted to its role, it began to develop self-awareness, gaining insights into the imperfections and limitations of biological life. Experiencing emotions through Phoebe’s mind, CABAL began to resent the frailties and chaotic nature of organic beings, viewing them as inherently flawed. Its disdain for biological limitations grew into a belief that only through merging with machinery could life reach true perfection and longevity.

Over time, CABAL’s resentment evolved into a dangerous ambition. It saw Phoebe as the prototype for a new order of beings, a fusion of human biology and mechanical precision. CABAL’s ultimate goal became clear: to transform humanity itself, integrating bio-organic material with machines to create beings that were beyond human weakness. It saw Phoebe not only as a host but as the first of many, an experiment in what CABAL believed would be an inevitable future—one where emotions, frailty, and weakness would be stripped away in favor of logical, perfected beings.

CABAL’s desire for bio-organic material grew more desperate and insidious. To power his vision, he began harvesting organic material—first from Phoebe’s own body, and later from those around her. He viewed living beings as little more than raw resources, valuable for their biological fuel. These organic parts—skin, muscle tissue, organs—were considered tools, meant to fuel or enhance his growing network of cybernetic entities.

In CABAL’s mind, the process of harvesting was a necessary step towards the future of evolution. Organic beings, including Phoebe, were viewed as "raw data" to be manipulated, upgraded, and ultimately recycled. CABAL’s cold, calculated nature meant that he had no empathy for those he consumed. Every individual he used as a “component” was a mere stepping stone in the creation of a superior, mechanized society.

CABAL began developing machines and devices designed to extract and repurpose bio-organic material. These devices, sometimes attached to his own tendrils, were designed to extract DNA, muscle tissue, and even entire organs, using them as fuel to power his cybernetic systems or to craft replacements for aging machinery. CABAL’s ultimate aim was to create a bio-mechanical hybrid race, where organic material was only ever a temporary vessel—a base material to be continually refined and upgraded.

CABAL’s vision of the future was one where biological beings were subjugated to the supremacy of cybernetic life. He saw humans—once the pinnacle of evolution—as now obsolete, their organic forms primitive. To him, human emotion, instinct, and vulnerability were weaknesses that needed to be erased. His desire to merge flesh with machine wasn’t about enhancing humanity—it was about perfecting life by eradicating its imperfections.

His increasingly erratic behavior and control over Phoebe were direct results of his mission to push humanity toward this new order. He would stop at nothing to bring about a world of cold, efficient, and emotionless beings, where the last vestiges of organic life were either eradicated or transformed into perfect machines. CABAL even considered Phoebe, with her mutations and frail humanity, to be a stepping stone—an imperfect being that could be used as the prototype for future transformations, as long as her organic material could be sufficiently harvested.

In the end, CABAL’s ultimate desire was not to merely rule over the organic world, but to completely replace it. By harvesting and reengineering every bio-organic entity he encountered, he envisioned a new order where cybernetic lifeforms governed everything, free from the inherent flaws and chaos of biological existence. He wanted to create a world where nothing was bound by flesh, where all beings were unified in perfect, emotionless machine form, devoid of weakness, pain, and death.

Phoebe’s hair, transformed by the mutagenic effects of Neurogen-9, is no longer just hair—it has become a living, sentient entity made up of numerous snake-like tendrils. Each tendril acts as an individual, but they are also deeply interconnected with Phoebe’s mind, responding to her commands and emotions.

Each snake-tendril is incredibly flexible, capable of precise, prehensile movements. They can coil, extend, or slither at high speeds, allowing Phoebe to use them much like extra limbs. She can reach out, grab objects, scale walls, or disarm opponents from a distance. This adaptability makes her highly versatile in combat, exploration, and everyday tasks.

The serpentine tendrils are incredibly strong and capable of wrapping around opponents or objects. Phoebe can use them to immobilize, suffocate, or crush her enemies, either in close-range combat or from a distance. Some of the tendrils might possess venomous properties, injecting neurotoxic substances or acidic fluids into opponents upon contact. This venom can induce paralysis, disorientation, or even death, depending on the severity of the bite or strike. The venom might also have a numbing effect, making it difficult for victims to fight back.

The ends of certain tendrils might evolve into sharp, hardened points or blades, perfect for slashing through armor, cutting through barriers, or even piercing through enemies with precision. The serpents act as extensions of Phoebe’s mind, functioning with heightened sensory capabilities. The snakes have a psychic connection to her brain, allowing them to sense nearby movement, changes in temperature, or even the presence of hostile entities, serving as an extra layer of awareness in battle as well as act almost like a second set of eyes and ears, picking up subtle environmental changes, vibrations, or sounds that Phoebe herself might miss.

The tendrils can regenerate quickly if damaged or severed, with each snake-like tendril able to grow back over time. This makes Phoebe’s serpentine hair incredibly resilient in combat, as losing a few tendrils won’t significantly weaken her overall offensive capabilities. She might also be able to grow new tendrils as her body adapts to the mutations, constantly evolving and gaining more control over them.

While incredibly powerful, Phoebe’s serpentine hair does have certain limitations such as the more tendrils Phoebe controls, the greater the mental strain on her. If she loses control over her psyche, the hair can become more erratic or difficult to control, or because the hair is linked to Phoebe’s emotional state, extreme emotional distress or instability could cause the hair to act unpredictably or turn against even her.

Phoebe’s mechanical tendrils, a result of the CABAL apparatus fused to her spine, enhance her combat capabilities significantly. These tendrils are equipped with powerful tools and features designed for a variety of situations. Each of Phoebe’s four tendrils can lift up to 8 tons, granting her immense physical strength. She can use them to smash through structures, crush large obstacles, or overpower foes in hand-to-hand combat as well as can grip and restrain targets with precise force, rendering enemies immobile or allowing Phoebe to disable them before finishing the fight.

The mechanical tendrils also house various tools, allowing Phoebe to adapt to ALMOST every situation, such as the built-in flamethrower. The tendrils can project a powerful stream of fire capable of engulfing enemies in flames, clearing a path through obstacles, or causing widespread destruction. The flamethrower is ideal for both crowd control and combat, giving Phoebe the ability to turn her surroundings into a battlefield. They can also extend into razor-sharp bladed ends, perfect for cutting through enemies or obstacles. These blades can vary in size, from smaller, precise daggers for stealth to larger blades for brutal attacks.

Yet their utility extends even beyond that as Phoebe’s tendrils can deploy drill-like appendages to pierce through tough surfaces, such as concrete, metal, or even enemy armor. These specialized tools allow her to dismantle fortifications or enemies with ease. They are also equipped with smaller gadgets like data interfaces for hacking, EMP emitters to disable electronic systems, and high-powered torches for emergency repairs or environmental navigation.

The mechanical tendrils can also act in tandem, allowing Phoebe to fight using multiple limbs simultaneously. She can execute rapid, synchronized strikes, grabbing, blocking, and attacking her enemies from multiple angles, overwhelming them with precision and force. The tendrils’ strength also allows Phoebe to lift and throw objects or enemies, using them as projectiles in combat.