Giga Gal

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Inspired by such classic comic heroines as DC's Power Girl and Marvel's Rogue, Statesman, and by a fellow player Jonny Icon, Giga Gal is also meant to embody some of best-loved aspects of modern comicdom. Plus, she's a hot blonde. Who can say no to that?

-- @Iceangel, on Giga

Artwork (c) @Enchante
Giga Gal
Player: @Super Me
Origin: Mutation
Archetype: Tanker
Security Level: 50
Personal Data
Real Name: Confidential
Known Aliases: None
Species: Mutant, Homo Superior
Age: Confidential
Height: 5'5? (I forget)
Weight: Somewhere in the 100's
Eye Color: Glowing Pink
Hair Color: Blonde
Biographical Data
Nationality: American
Occupation: Superheroine
Place of Birth: Confidential
Base of Operations: Confidential
Marital Status: Confidential
Known Relatives: Confidential
Known Powers
Colossal Strength, Energy Production/Manipulation, Unnatural Resilience and Durability
Known Abilities
Confidential
Equipment
Confidential
Invul/Em. Em is RPed as Giga wrapping her fists in the energy her body produces to 'cushion' the impacts of her hits.



Contents

[edit] Prodigal Child

Born nearly nineteen years ago to [John] and [Jane Doe], the superbeing known as Giga Gal was special even from infancy. When most children were learning to sit up and crawl, Giga was showing the presence of mutations. Benign in the beginning, her parents soon understood that their child had great potential.

However, before much testing could be done, the [Does] were approached by a representative to a small organization that specialized in helping special children like Giga. They were convinced by said representative that their daughter would get the greatest of care and assistance in dealing with her mutant ability.

That was the last time the [Does] would see their child.

[edit] Discovery

The organization was now the only family Giga knew. Even from toddler-hood, she was being tested and trained on an every day basis. Her powers needed to be fully determined, gauged, and charted. Her extraordinary strength continually grew, and the organization was kept busy trying to keep the girl challenged.

[edit] Project Megaera

Megaera (Greek, "the jealous one") is one of the Erinyes in Greek Mythology. She is the cause of jealousy and envy, and causes people to commit crimes, especially marital infidelity. Like her sisters Alecto and Tisiphone, she was born of the blood of Uranus when Cronus castrated him.

The organization, called Project Megaera amongst its employees, was a subdivision initially funded by Paragon City's G.I.F.T. program.

[edit] Purpose

Ostensibly, the purpose of Project Megaera is unknown. Given the nature of Giga's powers, and the training they were putting her under, assumptions could be made regarding a prototype program for crafting superhuman soldiers.

[edit] Training

As her time under the Project continued, Giga was subjected what could amount to physical and psychological torture. Her tests, based upon those often utilized by cybernetics companies to test artificial strength, drained the little girl. She was given no comfort, no encouragement, only derision and criticism. She was never spoken to, only about, and was treated little better than a machine.

She was driven to great acts of aggression, never taught to rein in her anger. Initial volatile responses were the only things to garner the girl any semblance of positive reinforcement, so she embraced those emotions and put them to the fore.

They drove her, and she responded. They pushed her even farther, and she gave back twice as hard. But she was growing up, steadily losing her childhood to laboratory tests and a narrowing four walls. In the course of their experimentations, they forgot a real girl was the cause of all that great energy.

[edit] Malfunction

A lapse in security, or perhaps an intentional desire for uncontrolled field testing information, lead to Giga's escape from the facility. Whatever the cause, though, she grew out of control. They had all the hard numbers about her powers, but they had never really seen her live. Free from the oppression and abuse, Giga vented her anger on anything that was in her way. The swath of destruction she left in her wake caught the Project unawares and unprepared.

A twelve-year-old girl should not have so much power.

Desperate, the Project called into its patrons, and G.I.F.T. dispatched a special team to subdue the girl. All in all, her rampage caused a great number fatalities, and resulted in the destruction of Project Megaera's main facility. G.I.F.T. stepped in, pulling the girl from the Project's hands, and placed her in a containment facility capable of holding someone of Giga's capabilities.

[edit] Redemption

Her rage was simply too much. The Project's work was too good, and on her own, Giga could not regain any sense of normalcy. G.I.F.T.'s people tried for months to deprogram the girl, but in time the only possible way to give the girl a chance at being in control of herself seemed to lie in manipulation.

A strong telepath was brought in, and the worst of Giga's world was removed, replaced and redone. They gave her a clean slate, a second chance to live the way she wanted.

Giga taking on one of the Shadow Shard's eye tyrants.
Giga taking on one of the Shadow Shard's eye tyrants.

[edit] To Be A Hero

Giga was given time to acclimate herself in this new world she'd been given. Hardy and adaptable, it took her little time to figure out what she wanted to do with herself. She wanted to be a hero. She wanted to save all those people she saw on the television news, to keep the world safe from people who had no right in hurting it.

Under G.I.F.T.'s aegis, Giga began her training as a hero. She relearned how to use her powers quickly, and with far greater care. She met and trained under a variety of pre-established heroes -- one of which being Iceangel -- until Giga developed self-confidence in her abilities. In time, she struck out on her own.

Shortly after her sixteenth birthday, Giga petitioned the city court for emancipation from G.I.F.T.'s guardianhood. It was granted warily, given her background and how she came to be under that guardianship, but several of the heroes she had trained under gave excellent testimony.

For the very first time in her life, Giga had a will of her own.

[edit] The Reciprocators

The first freelance super group Giga joined was the Reciprocators, a new band of heroes just starting up. [SG's mission and purpose here].

However, Giga found herself acting solo a great deal of the time, and after coming to a heated disagreement with one of her teammates, decided to leave the group and forge out on her own.

[edit] Ultimatum

This was not acceptable by Hero Corps' standards. Given Giga's past, and her present tenacity, the organization told Giga that she would need to join another group, or risk having her license revoked. Simply put, Giga needed the balance of teammates to keep herself in check; solo, it was altogether possible she could get into a lot of trouble. Destructive trouble.

Grudgingly, Giga accepted their terms, and began looking for another group to apply to.

[edit] The Templars of the Abbey

In the course of her search, Giga befriended a woman by name of Diamond, and had teamed up with her often. On a whim, Giga mentioned to her friend about Hero Corps' ultimatum, and Diamond offered Giga a place within her group, the Templars of the Abbey. A group based around the good-press of mutant relations, it seemed to fit Giga's ideals.

The Clockworks' Paladin taking it like a bitch.
The Clockworks' Paladin taking it like a bitch.

[edit] Project Megaera Revisited

While in the Templars, an coincidental discovery of some old documents lead to the reemergence of Project Megaera. [More information about that particular story line can be found at [The Templar's RP Message Board].]

[edit] Revocation

Masume Yasuda came out of the Rogue Isles, however his fight with his father, Zaraki Yasuda, brought them both to Atlas City. Originally a battle between Zaraki, his Assassin Seven, and several members of the Dawnstride Syndicate, Giga found herself working aside her fellow heroes in attempting to defeat the Assassin Seven. The ferociousness of the fight lead to some property damage in Atlas, and the unfortunate side-effect of too much public attention.

Due to her participation, and her reputation, Hero Corps had no choice but to suspend Giga's license.

[edit] The Neverenders

After her license was revoked, Giga was contacted by Graffiti Samurai; he had an airship, and she had time. She gutted and refurbished the ship, working alongside Cloudgazer, then opened the ship's doors to students and employees. A mobile training center/dojo, the ship houses several students, instructors, and has recently hired on the bounty hunter group the Dawnstride Syndicate as security.

[edit] Powers

An altered genome in Giga's DNA was the cause of her super powers. Whether she inherited it from her parents, or was simply the benefactor of a curious genetic hiccup, her abilities came naturally. They were altered slightly by the scientists of Project Megaera, the extent of which may never be known.

In the course of her rehabilitation, Hero Corps had used a form of genetic inhibitors to help overcome the conditioning by the Project. These inhibitors, with their DNA bonding from other mutants, were to help Giga overcome the berzerk rage that came alongside overuse of her abilities. While they gave her control, an unforeseen side-effect was the manifestation of secondary mutations, such as wings. While the wings were later surgically removed, she now takes medication to help keep these mutations from reemerging.

[edit] Super Strength

Giga is strong. Wicked strong. Lift-a-freighter-overhead strong. The peak capacity of her dead weight lift is unknown, as the Project was never quite done testing her performance. She can shatter concrete with little effort, and has performed amazing feats in the course of her heroing work. The enhanced strength also allows her to run at excessive speeds, although not on par with the self-proclaimed "Speedsters" around Paragon City.

Due to this amazing strength, her body has become accustomed to great duress and strain. This force side-effect mutation has left her capable of withstanding boatloads of damage. Bullets ricochet, feeble weapons break upon contact, and very little exists that can cut through her tough hide. She can still be knocked back, however, and can be bruised, but to draw blood is truly a remarkable thing.

[edit] Energy Manipulation

Her second power is the absorption and manipulation of ambient energy. Her first noted manifested mutation, Giga's body acts as a storage cell for all the various energies around her. The glow from her eyes is a leak point of the energy, like steam from boiling water.

Through time and training, Giga has been able to use this energy for many different things. Primarily, she uses it to cushion the impact of her blows, as a kind of self-restraint. Otherwise, she might liquefy certain foes with a single punch. A secondary use allows her to fly for extended periods of time.

Commission of Giga Gal by Sabtastic.
Commission of Giga Gal by Sabtastic.

[edit] Personality

At first, Giga seems brusque, possibly arrogant, but spend enough time with her and you'll realize her bite matches -- even surpasses -- her bark. She can be stand-offish, especially towards people who run their mouths or can't match their own bragging. She's always willing to take a fight, whether friendly or personal.

Those who can get past the girl's self-erected shields find a friendly, cheerful young woman dedicated to the cause of justice and good triumphing over evil. She's extremely loyal and selfless, always willing to go the extra mile for a friend. She'd sooner cut off her own hand than betray a loved one, and is merciless if someone should dare harm her friends.

Having come out ahead in many fights, Giga has a good grasp of strategy and tactics, and has the potential to be a great leader. Many of her friends and allies, though, are also proud and stubborn, often leaving the girl exasperated as her laid-out plans are tossed aside. She doesn't let it get to her, though, and jumps right into fray.

[edit] Known Associates

(In no particular order)

[edit] Known Enemies

(In no particular order)

[edit] Giga Gal In The Media

  • The first "official" incident covered by the media relating to Giga was her escape and the destruction of Project Megaera's facility back in 2001. While she was not mentioned by name, the local news did cover the attack, stated as a terrorist strike at the time.
  • Giga has done some modeling in fitness magazines and related swimwear mags.
  • There have been several articles about her defeating various villains vicariously, violently vindicating virtues of justice.
  • One of the most recent events related to Giga was the Atlas Park fight between the heroes and the Assassin Seven. Causing some extensive property damage, the tail-end of the fight was caught by local Channel 5 News by helicopter. She was the only one identified, due to her past visibility and incidents within Paragon.

[edit] Trivia

  • Themesong for Giga: Nightwish, "I Wish I Had An Angel"
  • Minus some color tweaking, her costume has remained relatively unchanged.
  • Had originally been rolled as a SS/Invul Tanker.

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