Shade
Sara Ashley Bronn (a.k.a. Shade)
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
At the start of her superhero career, Shade made sure to keep herself as fit and strong as she possibly could, building a fairly athletic physique that saw her through her adventures.
In the time that Dr Strand was inhabiting her body, she lost much of the strength she'd built up over the years. Strand was not terribly unhealthy, but didn't need to train like Shade did, and so wound up with a few more natural curves than she'd had before.
Body Features
Sara has been implanted with a Neural Encephalographic Transceiver, which allows her to use her powers with significantly less mental strain, though given the source, she's considering having if removed.
Special abilities
Shade is a fairly powerful technopath, able to remotely interface with and control technology in much the same way as The Machinist. More advanced technologies with many computerised elements tend to be easier to interface with, but harder to control, and the opposite is true for less advanced and computerised tech.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
From a young age, Sara Bronn was uniquely sensitive to the little injustices around her, whether that be the little disparities between the kids in the playground, or the larger systemic issues that kept people in poverty while others rose to the top. She endeavoured to become a reporter, and came to believe that it was the duty of those with a little more to help those less fortunate than themselves which is why, when her powers over computers and technology revealed themselves at the tumultuous age of fourteen, Sara was quick to look for a way to put those powers to use for the greater good.
She became a fairly active hacker and activist, breaking into the secure databases of various corrupt entities in order to expose their hidden secrets. It was during this time that she started her vlog "Throwing Shade" where she would record her evidence and post it online, keeping her own identity a secret so as to avoid becoming a part of the story.
With the rise of superheroes in the early 2010's, Sara came to see their activities as similar to her own, quickly coming to their defence in the online space. It was only then a matter of time before she decided that time had come for her to join their ranks as well, taking on the name "Shade" and going out to fight injustice in ways she just couldn't from behind a computer screen.
Over the next few years, Sara took up a strict exercise regime and enrolled in a number of intensive martial arts classes to help keep her safe while she took the fight to the corruption in Bathala City, taking a special interest in staff-based combat forms. She began to livestream her adventures via a specially modified drone that she was able to pilot using her powers, quickly finding her following growing as interest in Bathala City's heroes grew.
It was around this time that she met and befriended Blue. The pair had both been investigating a Schurk Industries blacksite just outside Bathala and decided to team up, with his appearance on her vlog raising his profile somewhat in the city. The pair quickly became close friends as they worked to try and take down the company, throwing a spanner in their works at every opportunity, but it wouldn't take long for this to all come to an end.
On a cold evening in December, Shade would find herself investigating another Schurk blacksite and realised that an meeting was taking place, with Joseph Schurk and Bradyn Mannering in attendance. Feeling significantly out of her depth, Shade decided to call Blue for some backup, but was unable to reach him, forcing her to try and spy on the meeting alone.
Following that night, Shade would vanish without a trace.
Employment
Sara has only ever had a few temporary jobs, making decent money doing clerical work as she could almost always get things done on a computer far quicker than anyone else. After she started her superhero vlogs, she was pretty quickly able to monetize them to keep herself afloat and be able to dedicate herself full-time to her investigations.
Mental Trauma
Shade has only just awoken from a ten-year period during which her body was inhabited by a copy of Dr Miranda Strand. Sara has very little memory of this time, but the sense of personal violation and the time lost to her weigh heavily on her mind.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
At the start of her superheroing career, Shade was motivated by an unwavering sense of justice, seeing Schurk Industries as a bastion of corruption that was singularly responsible for much of the suffering across Bathala City. She wanted to expose them for what they were, and to have superheroes accepted by the public at large.
Upon waking up from her possession by Dr Miranda Strand, Shade finds herself struggling with a lack of purpose. She has awoken to a city where superheroes are an accepted part of the City's law enforcement infrastructure, and Schurk Industries has long ago been dissolved, leaving her seemingly with nothing left to fight for.
Wealth & Financial state
Due to the lack of due diligence performed by The Century Group when they took over all Schurk Industries holdings including Oceanlab Octopus, leading to Dr Strand being able to maintain control of her body for an additional eight years, Sara has been offered a compensatory settlement of £3.5 million.
Alignment
Chaotic Good
Species
Conditions
Age
32
Date of Birth
9th of September, 1993
Children
Pronouns
She/Her
Sex
Female
Gender
Woman
Presentation
Feminine
Eyes
Blue
Hair
Brown
Quotes & Catchphrases
"Good evening Bathala City, and welcome back to Throwing Shade, with me... Shade." - Intro to the "Throwing Shade" vlog.
"Hey guys! You'll never guess where I am..." - Generally, before doing something pretty stupid.
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