Blueshift

Speedster martial artist

Blueshift
Quotation   "Pay attention. A lot will happen in the next few seconds."
First Appearance   Dark Disciple #23, 1987
Real Name   Jeanette de Vries
Identity   Public ID
Player   GMC
Team Affiliation   Shadow Watch
Base Of Operations   Chicago, IL
Range Of Operations   Local
Origin   Gifted
Archetype   The Rocket

Appearance

Gender   Female Age   29
Height   5' 8" Hair   Black
Weight   127 lbs. Eyes   Blue

Jeanette is a lean woman in her late 20s, with short but stylishly cut black hair. Her presence can be unnerving, because unless she is actively engaged in some activity, she stands very, very still: the small movements that normal people make in order to balance themselves are made so quickly and precisely that she appears to be unnaturally immobile. She typically dresses in snug, stretchy clothing and sturdy boots.

Attributes

Brawn
Agility
Reason
Perception
Willpower
Prowess
Accuracy

Endurance: 7
Plot Points: 1

Character Points Spent: 60
Unspent Experience: 0

Powers

Extra Attacks
Immortality
Does not age
Regeneration
Super-running
Super-speed
Communication
Tactical visor (Radio)
Super Senses
Tactical visor, Detect Invulnerability (Infrared Vision, Night Vision, Other)

Skills

  • Athletics
  • Combat
    • Dodging
    • Trip Attacks
  • Investigation
  • Legerdemain
    • Sleight Of Hand
  • Stealth
  • Survival
    • Tactics

Advantages

  • Master Plan
  • Team Player
  • Unsettling

Movement

  Base Move     Double Move     All-out Move  
Run   400 feet 800 feet 2,400 feet (300 mph)
Swim   18 feet/round 36 feet/round 108 feet/round (12 mph)
Jump   12 feet 12 feet 12 feet

Personality

Jeanette is usually quiet and aloof. She does not enjoy or encourage what passes for polite conversation, and most people interpret her behavior as disdain. In fact, she finds the speed at which normal people interact almost unbearable, like sitting in freeway traffic, so she tries to limit her social interactions with others as much as possible. Of course, this only reinforces her feelings of isolation and her perception of herself as an outsider.

Motivations

  • Guilt: The character is driven by a desire for redemption from sins from their past.
  • Rebellion: The character doesn't fit into the larger society.

Complications

  • Enemy: Blueshift is still hunted by Project Genesis, and not everyone has forgiven her criminal past.
  • Outsider: Blueshift's unease around normal people is often taken as disdain.

History

Jeannette ran away from home when she was sixteen, after the death of her father. She spent the next year avoiding the authorities and Project Genesis, by which she was eventually captured. She was rescued from Genesis by a vigilante known as Dark Disciple. Having nowhere else to go, she stayed with Dark Disciple for a number of months, and it was he who taught her martial arts (primarily a mixture of American kenpo, muay thai, and shotokai karate). She left Dark Disciple when she was approached by Master Sin, a morally ambiguous mastermind who told her that she could use her abilities to help humanity by leading his strike team. She stayed with Master Sin for several years, learning leadership skills as well as learning to use her own powers effectively in a team. She eventually became disillusioned with Master Sin's mysterious goals and violent methods, and she left his employ. The parting was cordial, and he allowed her to keep the specialized equipment he designed for her; she still uses the tactical visor.

Seeking a way to salvage her life, Jeannette approached the FBI, offering to trade her knowledge of various criminal organizations in exchange for immunity from prosecution. After months of incarceration, the FBI accepted her offer, and Jeannette spent the next several weeks being debriefed. After she was released, she operated as an independent for a period of time before encountering Scanner, Stone, and Zero K. Finding that they had similar goals and compatible personalities, they formed Shadow Watch. Other than the members of her team, she has no friends, although she exchanges Christmas cards with Siege, who was also a member of Master Sin's strike team, and who now works for the FBI.

Summary

Attributes 37 + Skills 4 + Advantages 3 + Powers 19 = 60 / 60