Deefer

[Fate]

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes. - Niccolo Machiavelli

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Deefer Mallone might have been short, but she really was a small ball of whoopass.

She felt bad for Kenny. He was short, too...and she cared for him. She knew how badly he wanted to be accepted. She tried to encourage him.

But she wasn't going to let that stop her from getting recognition of her own.

She earned it.

[Deefer Mallone]

Name: Deefer Mallone
Age: 20 Height: 5'1'' Weight: 125 Eyes: Black Hair: Dark Brown
Physical Description: Small and 'compact' - slim built but it's mostly muscle due to all her training.
Personality: Deefer's calm and professional, though she is able to be laid back and have a little fun once in a while, she definitely draws a line between work and private life in terms of attitude.
Powers: Deefer can blend in with her background by changing her skin and hair, making her near invisible.
In that special X-men way, she can also extend this power to things and people she touches (i.e. like Kitty can phase her clothes and other people, Deefer could make them blend as well)
The more complex the background, however, the harder it is for her to blend. If a background is completely plain, she can become practically indistinguishable from it, but the more complicated it gets, the easier it is to spot her.
Also, rapidly changing background make it more difficult.
For example, if she’s running and trying to blend at the same time, she’ll be easier to spot (unless there’s no change to the background, if it’s just a plain corridor she’s running down for example).
Changes in lighting etc she also finds it hard to cope with. It’s near impossible for her to blend in strobe lighting, and when somebody first switches on a light in a room she takes a few seconds to adjust.
Other Abilities: She's trained in Karate, Jujitsu and kickboxing, plus she knows a bit about fighting dirty from her schooldays. She's also been trained to handle most small firearms – pistols etc, and is good with computers.
Limitations: Though she's strong for her size, and has learnt to cope using speed and stealth, that fact is that Deefer lacks in brute strength. She also has no advantages in long-distance combat, and has only a little knowledge of larger fire-arms.
(For power limitations, see above in their description)
Originally From: England
Known Family: Honma Rikou (Maternal Grandmother)
Hobbies and Pastimes: Though she likes to spend time with her friends and boyfriend, Deefer has very few interests outside of work, and a lot of the time she'll be found training or practising her marksmanship or othersuch work-related pursuits that she finds enjoyable.
Background: Deefer hadn't quite always wanted to be a soldier, brought up by her strict grandmother in Japan after the death of her parents, Deefer had been a tearaway teenager.
Until she was sent to military academy, and then she found herself with both a knack and a passion for that kind of life.

One of her teachers at the academy had put her forward for SHIELD training, and she flew through it with exemplary marks, finally joining Magneto's guard at the age of 18.
Now, two years on, she was having the time of her life.