* Raised by single father after mom died young. Only child and quite a tomboy. Elene was a rough and tumble girl from a Greek family, and spent a lot of time doing things that weren't -normal- for girls, such as maintaining classic muscle cars, as well as racing them once she was old enough to drive.
* She was always smart and got good grades, not to mention quite athletic with Field Hockey, soccer, track, and such as some of her more active interests. Elene ended up in college and chose pre-law because it was what her father suggested. She idolized him, but after two years, her father was killed in a home invasion while she was at school, and she switched to study criminology. She decided that she would become a police officer and not only find other criminals, but she would find the one who killed her father.
* Entered the New York Police Academy after getting her degree in criminology. She excelled in her studies, and graduated the academy at the top of her class.
* Five years as a beat cop and she passed the detective's exam. Currently, she works in the Burglary division, hoping to find the home invasion perp who killed her father, but the odds of that guy ever showing up, or of her even knowing if and when he does, are slim to none.
* Responding to a call, Detective Elene Tampambulos and her partner investigated the home that was broken into. It turns out the home was a scientist's home and he was working on an experiment involving high intensity electricity focused through organic mediums. However, the intruder was there to sabotage the experiment, and when the detectives knocked on the door, it was just the wrong time and the wrong place. A flash of light from inside the room caught Elene's eye, and she tackled her partner, Rodney, to the ground. The explosion of energy erupted out of the door and the energy suffused her body since she was shielding her partner. She was rendered unconscious....
* Upon awakening in the hospital, she was changed. She didn't know how just yet, and it took her some time to figure it out. She knew that she had tons of energy, and couldn't hold still very often. While in therapy, she learned of her superhuman strength, and once cleared for duty, she learned of her bulletproof skin. Energy always seemed to be crackling nearby, and lights would flicker when she was around. The worst, was the perpetual static in her hair, but on a call with Rodney again, she discovered that the energy was more than caffeine. She was firing her weapon at a fleeing suspect's car to try to disable it, and ran out of ammunition. In frustration, she pointed at the car and yelled as the perp was getting away. As she did so, lightning leapt from her fingertips and in public, on the streets of a New York Afternoon, she blasted the tires off the car and shorted out the engine.
*So, since she was publicly outed, she decided against a mask, but in a world full of heroes, she did decide on a costume, and is currently debating between retiring to pursue a hero career or staying on as a powered cop.
Intense: Some people call her focused. Some call her obsessive. Some call her determined. The truth is even more simple than that. She isn't what would be called OCD, but she certainly has the first part of that down. She tends to fixate on a goal, and pursue that goal singlemindedly to the exclusion of other distractions. This has, at times, been a blessing and a curse. Even her fellow police officers have been known to conspire to force her to cut loose and relax. Sometimes they have had to be creative in their trickery such as having her respond to a potential lead at a given address and it turning out to be a surprise party just to get her to a bar where they could try to restrain her more... forceful instincts.
Family Ties: Elene has a soft spot for family ties. She may have no direct family left in this world, but a sob story about a lost child, or a parent that needs aid, is likely to get her attention. She lost her father to a violent crime, and she would move heaven and earth, and even give her life to prevent the same tragedy from happening to someone else, even a total stranger.
Tomboy: Ever know one of those women? The ones who would rather die than wear frilly lace? Yep, Elene's one of those. She is more comfortable in sneakers, grimy jeans, and a faded old tanktop than in any sort of dress. Her concession to style is ladies dress slacks she wears for work most days. Of course, she is taking a chance, stepping out, and trying something new with the costume she had designed. Fortunately, she didn't design it herself, so it is able to showcase her figure more than bluejeans and a teeshirt might. Her mannerisms aren't very feminine either, when she walks, moves in general, it's with a more male swagger than any sort of hip-shaking strut. OF course, the fact that she has what might be called an ideal female shape tends to give her movements an allure of their own, no matter how little effort she puts into them.
Law & Order: Not surprisingly, as a police officer, Elene believes in the rule of law. Sometimes it's the spirit of the law, but most times it's the letter of the law. She does believe in the MRA, since the government enacted it as a law. The law -is- her job, and she supports them all fully. After all, if a law was unconstitutional, the supreme would repeal it, wouldn't it? Yes, she is an idealist when it comes to government and law.
SUPERCHARGED BODY:
Elene is charged up with electrical energy. Her body generates this power constantly within its individual cells. As such, she has many beneficial effects. They are listed below:
* Body Resistance, capable of withstanding intense amounts of damage. Her energized flesh has the durability of steel or reinforced concrete. As such, her power rank for Body Resistance would be Remarkable (30).
* As an added benefit due to her electrical nature, her body can withstand far more electrical damage than it can from any other source. She has the equivilent of Amazing (50) resistance to electricity.
* Her muscles are as supercharged as her flesh, and as such, she is capable of puncihg with a good level of force, and can lift up to a ton with little effort. She can damage Steel with some difficulty, and her Strength rank would be at Remarkable (30)
* Lastly, she is energized to the point of needing less rest than normal and having quite a degree of endurance. Her Endurance rank would be Amazing (50).
ELECTRICAL GENERATION: Due to the nature of her powers, she is capable of generating immense amounts of electrical energy. The power rank for her Electrical Generation is Incredible (40). This can be projected outward at range, or transmitted via touch. She has yet to really develop any fine control, but is simply able to fire blasts from her fingertips. A couple of limitations exist with the projection of this power. They are listed below.
* The power must be transmitted through a conductive medium (Air Qualifies).
* The power can be redirected by strong magnetic currents.
* After a hundred yards, the power level falls off dramatically. Every 50 yards past 100, the damage loses 1 Power Rank. The absolute maximum range is 400 yards, but at that range it will be doing Feeble (2) damage. Enough to give painful burns to a normal person, but not life threatening by any stretch of the imagination.
POLICE GEAR:
As an officer of the law in the city and state of New York, Elene has access to gear such as weapons, vehicles, body armor, and all the various equipment available to the police. She regularly carries a police issue radio even when off duty, and even now she will use that to keep her ear on criminal activities. Although she has access to the motor pool, she doesn't use it very much.
CAMARO:
Her father had a blue 1967 Camaro Rally Sport as his prized car, and now Elene owns that. She keeps it fully restored, polished, shined, and turbo charged. The car has a lot of horsepower, and she loves to drive it. She's fortunate that she is allowed to drive it fast to get to crime scenes, or she would get pulled over for the way she drives.
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DISCHARGE:
If Elene isn't practicing very rigid and very active self control, then she can and will discharge bursts of static electricity when around grounded conductors as the power within her attempts to ground itself. This requires something more than just a person nearby, though flesh to flesh contact without her being prepared for it will deliver the mother of all static shocks to whomever touches her. (Equivilent of Pr 4 damage on a discharge to a person). Electronics will short out if she touches them without insulation on her end or the device's end. She -can- use such devices briefly if she is very very careful, but the odds are such a device will short out after a few seconds of use without proper protection.
GROUNDING:
Being forcibly grounded will cause all manner of problems for Elene. Not that walking barefoot on the sidewalk would do it. But something would need to be connected to her like a high density conductive cable or pole or some such, which was also grounded, such as being driven into the ground, or attached to a grounded base. If that were to happen, she would be stunned for a time, and unable to project her electricity anywhere but into the ground. She could definitely not fire lightning bolts at any other targets, and will take damage that her toughness cannot negate every round until she frees herself or is freed. The damage she takes per round in game terms would be Good (10) health points.
PERSONALITY:
Several facets of Elene's personality could be detrimental to her. Her obsessive personality could get her into trouble if she refuses to stop when she really oughta give it up. Also, she could put her life on the line for a total stranger if she believes their sob story.... whether she believes it or not may not have anything to do with whether it is true or not. So she would be a sucker for such a story.
COP:
Being a cop and having a badge can be an advantage at times, but there -are- times when it can work against her. As a New York cop, there are those who would not speak to her. There are also those who hate cops enough to take out their hatred upon her. Among supercriminals, this might make her a priority target in a group situation.
ID:
Since her powers manifested in broad daylight, in a very visible way, on the streets... she hasn't had the opportunity to hide her identity. In fact, her identity has been not only made public, but has been been publicized by the city as the newest supercop. This will likely lead to her home being targeted, and any friends she has being considered fair game by those who would seek to do her harm.