Kyle, Selina
Mar 26, 2013 20:08:49 GMT -5
Post by Selina 'Catwoman' Kyle on Mar 26, 2013 20:08:49 GMT -5
Selina Kyle
[/font][/size][/color]{ My world is all just shades of grey, Batman. That's why you'll never really understand me. }
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Full Name: (Selina Kyle)
Code Name: (Catwoman)
Age: (33)
Date of Birth: (year is not required)
Sexual Orientation: (heterosexual)
Species: (human)
Alliance: (Neutral)
Citizenship: (DC)
Canon or Original?: (DC canon)
"Victory is MINE Baldy!
And if you had any hair I'd take that too!"
And if you had any hair I'd take that too!"
Hair: Selina has long blonde hair that she styles in ringlets or allows to remain slightly wavy depending on her mood. She is able to pull the mass of golden locks up and pin it in place before she dons her mask to keep it from being all over the place.
Eyes: Ms. Kyle has crystal clear almond shaped blue eyes that can express emotions very well be they good or bad. She has been told often that her eyes can pierce someone’s soul and leave them frozen.
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 150lbs
Distinguishing Marks: Selina has her ears pierced.
Appearance: Selina has a slender lithe frame that is often accented by the clothing she wears and the cat suit she dons as Catwoman. Long legs, a wealth of golden blond hair, piercing blue eyes, and pouting lips make it easy for her to catch someone’s attention. Her usual attire can and does vary from blouses and slacks to full evening gowns if she’s at a party or event. Selina does love fashion and strives to look good in anything she wears be it during the day or when she’s leaping over rooftops with a whip in hand.
Face Claim: Michelle Pfeiffer
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"I’m not interested in making new friends,
I don’t even like the ones I have”
I don’t even like the ones I have”
Likes: Jewels, Cats, Batman, Winter, Christmas, Long walks
Dislikes: Police, Animal abusers, dogs, crowded streets, being thwarted
Personality: Selina is a very strong willed woman fighting fiercely for what she believes in. Her life not being a bed of roses had her stepping up and changing things so her life wasn’t as bad as it had been. Selina plays by her own rules being independent and fierce she doesn’t like taking orders from others and its one of many reasons why she works alone. She wishes to be free and feels that working with others will not only cage her but be detrimental to her survival and keeping herself out of jail.
· Surprisingly Selina is loyal to those who give loyalty and trust in return. She will help if the situation calls for it as long as it doesn’t result in her getting caught though she’s had many close calls in the past. She prefers to be in control not only of her life but of the situations she is in and can become agitated if the tables turn though her rapier wit and sharp tongue often hide any negative effects of not being in control.
Selina is a very determined woman doing whatever it takes to overcome and obstacle if one is put in her way. Unlike most villains Selina isn’t one to kill people, she has no need to being simply a thief, she does her best not to be seen and thus avoid confrontation so people don’t get hurt. She is not above being vindictive however and takes great pleasure in paying back those who have wronged her. She mocks those she beats in fights, cripples people in ways the Bats would likely never consider and is generally a bad person in a lot of ways. That is absolutely fine by her – Selina enjoys being a ‘bad girl’ and has little intentions of giving up her ways for anything, even now that she is arguably more anti-heroine than villainess.
"With great power comes great responsibility"
Powers:
Feline Empathy: Catwoman has a good affinity for cats. Feline species tend to flock to her, accepting her almost immediately, recognizing somehow that she is not an enemy but a friend. This allows her to calm injured cats, train them, befriend them, and form strong bonds with them. These animals will even sometimes come to her defense when she is attacked. This has proved most beneficial, especially when it has involved big cats.
Weapons Catwoman Costume: The skintight costume features retractable razor-sharp claws in her gloves and spring-action climbing pitons in her boots. Catwoman's costume is designed to give her maximum flexibility and movement while providing her some anonymity, and stealth. Her mask covers her features, keeping her from instant recognition in her civilian identity. The material is a thick insulating cloth, protecting her from cold and wet, while being fire retardant.
Claws: Catwoman's gloves and boots contain special retractable claws which are formed of a strong steel which extend from and retract into her gloved fingertips and boots when she triggers pressure switches. They can shred a bullet-proof vest, punch through an aluminum frame car door, or dig into porous surfaces to climb.
Whip: Catwoman is highly proficient in the use of the bullwhip. She employs a 12 foot long, black leather braided bullwhip which is normally carried on her person either in her boot or in a small backpack.
Strengths/Abilities: Acrobatics: Selina is a gifted and accomplished athlete, with heightened acrobatic prowess.
Hand-to-Hand Combat: She is a dangerous, clever and resourceful fighter, known for precise, agile attacks and speedy getaways. Her formidable hand-to-hand combat skills are augmented by her cat-like speed, reflexes, balance, and flexibility.
Stealth: Selina is as stealthy as any large cat. Being able to easily move quietly and quickly through a room or over rooftops at night. Her physical fitness and slender athletic build help with this.
Thievery: Selina is a master thief, known throughout Gotham City for her burglary of cat-themed objects and/or gems and jewels of the highest quality. She knows her way around a safe and how to get in and out of buildings without tripping alarms and alerting the cops.
Climbing: Given her agility and the aid of the claws in her gloves Catwoman can easily scale walls and move over rooftops with ease.
Weaknesses: Selina is a mere mortal with no powers, save for her animal empathy. She also has no real friends, and her family is long gone, leaving her a lonely woman. She can be hurt by bullets, knives, various weapons, and she can die. Physical pain is just as bad as emotional and Selina is not immune to either.
"All it takes is one bad day to reduce
the sanest man alive to lunacy,"
the sanest man alive to lunacy,"
History: Selina Kyle’s childhood was not as happy as most would like, her father was a drunk and abusive towards her and her mother to the point where he was eventually sent to jail for killing his wife. Selina was sent to a foster home where things became better for a while, until her foster sisters started to cause trouble for her. They would steal money and other items from their parents, plant the evidence in Selina’s room, and then blame her for the crimes. As a result Selina was moved from that foster home at the age of 14 to another one, though things did not last long there either thanks to another abusive person. The only thing that made those homes bearable was Selina’s love of cats. She would attempt to bring home a stray cat or kitten to keep and if she couldn’t do that she would feed the cats around the neighborhood. By the time Selina was 16 she had been through several foster homes and finally ended up in one that was decent allowing her to finish her high school education and graduate. While in High School Selina took Gymnastics, piano lessons, hand to hand fighting, and Akito. While she was there she also started taking college classes in fashion and interior design and business courses intent on starting her own business one day.
When she was 18 she met a man named Jack who swept her off her feet instantly with his sweet words and promises of fame and fortune. The two married not long after Selina turned 20 and the lifestyle of the rich and famous began, beautiful clothing, a mansion, cars, parties every night, everything she could ever want. Sadly that dream came to an end with the constant drugs, booze, infidelity, and the fighting that she and Jack went through nearly every night. Her husband went as far as to cut her off from the fortune he had leaving her with her clothing and necessities, he had even taken all the jewels he had given her over their 2 years of marriage. Left with little to her name Selina divorced Jack and worked as a model for a small time magazine for a while in order to keep herself off the streets. It didn’t take long for her to realize however that she was not going to eek out a living that way and her thoughts turned to being accused so many times of stealing her foster parents things. Her skills were put to use in an attempt to make the accusation of being a thief into reality.
Her first attempts were not as successful as she would have liked and she nearly got caught attempting to break into a jewelry store. As time went on however Selina gained more knowledge on how to work with various alarms and get into buildings undetected. Her costume at first was simply a pair of black leggings, a black long sleeved shirt, black boots, gloves, and an intricate mask she had managed to save from her days with her husband to keep her face hidden. Her costume eventually changed as she took it upon herself to make a persona that fit her personality and she became Catwoman. Her costume was done as a one piece leotard that clung to her body making it easy to move, a pair of black gloves set with retractable metal claws, black boots, a thin silver belt on which she holds a bullwhip and a cat whistle, and a cat like mask that leaves her long dark hair unbound through the back, her face covered from the nose up to protect her identity. The cat whistle was for the cat that always accompanied her when she went on her hunts for jewels, Isis, a black cat, whom rested on her shoulders until it was time for her to work. Catwoman as she became known as worked her way up the crime ladder so to speak becoming more and more experienced in burglary using her skills learned earlier in life to aid her,
When she is not donning her Catwoman outfit and persona and racing across rooftops at night Selina Kyle makes her way as a secretary for a small computer company. She is not paid well enough to pay for everything so her stealing as Catwoman does come in handy. Selina is also an animal rights activist, she cares deeply for any kind of big cat or feline in general, and a majority of her stolen jewels and other items goes towards those and other charities. She keeps only what she needs to help her survive and live a comfortable life. Selina leads the duel life easily enough and has no regrets about what she does since most of her stolen money goes to a good cause.
"Next time guys, we should just
rebuild this place outta Lego."
rebuild this place outta Lego."
Writing Sample:
Something was going on over at the Gotham 2nd Street church and had been televised, at least by those stations willing to get close enough to see what was going on. Nearly every tv in Gotham was tuned into the unfolding action including Selina Kyle’s. She wasn’t glued to it like most of Gotham’s citizens probably were but she could see it out of the corner of her eye from where she stood in the kitchen. “Well Isis, looks like the cops have their hands full with a possible bomb threat, that should keep the heat off of us. What do you say to doing a little shopping?” The black cat at her feet gave a soft meow as she wound around Selina’s legs and the woman let out a chuckle. “I’ll take that as a yes my sweet.”
Abandoning her task in the kitchen Selina glanced to the tv once more as the reporter tried to accurately report on the goings on before she was past it and in her bedroom. With graceful easy steps she moved to her closet and touched a hidden panel on the wall that concealed her suit. The black fabric was easy to move in but clung nicely to her athletic form. Gloves complete with claws, black boots, her whip and Isis on her shoulder completed the transformation from a secretary into Catwoman, an expert thief and all around villain.
Catwoman left the penthouse apartment via her balcony and started to scale the rooftops with ease, the police were busy with the problems at the church giving her ample time to rob a few jewellery stores to keep her bank account well stocked. Being a secretary didn’t pay all that well so she had to find other means of supporting herself. Animal Rights Charities didn’t donate to themselves.
Catwoman dropped down onto the roof of the jewellery store she had chosen to rob for the evening and she smiled as she noticed that it was not guarded by anyone. However the woman was no fool, she dropped down from the roof with ease to one of the side windows that were concealed down an alley. “Isis my sweet keep watch.” The black cat let out a soft meow and jumped down off the woman’s shoulders darting down the alley like a shadow to sit at its mouth and watch. Catwoman flexed her wrist and the specially made claws shot out from the gloves she wore glittering faintly in the light, a smile crossed her lips as she went about cutting a piece of glass out of the window.
The work was done swiftly and easily thanks to the material her claws were made out of and she caught the pane of glass before it fell out. Whistling softly to Isis the cat came streaking back to her side and leapt up into her mistress’s arms. “You know what to do my love.” She held Isis up to the cut out glass and the feline slid inside easily. The cat moved swiftly through the store yellow eyes glowing faintly as she paused at one counter and glanced back the way she had come. The store was on an alarm; Catwoman would have to find a way to disable it or risk it going off if she entered. Isis was one thing being so small the sensors didn’t detect her.
"I'm through talking, get out of my cave,"
Your name/alias: Selina works
Timezone: Eastern Timezone
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