Editing Sundancer (section)

==History==
===Background===
Marissa was born to a comfortably middle-class family where the only thing she had to worry about was a preppy name and a helicopter-stage mom. Growing up her best friend was [[Noelle Meinhardt]], and thanks to her she eventually wound up as a member of a professional video game team after Mars finally rebelled against her mother.

=== Migration ===
When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Marissa was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After Francis found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for Noelle and Oliver who only took half a dose.

They would eventually leave Madison, and when they discovered Noelle's problem they began seeking out help after it forced them to move from place to place.

While in Boston she had to interrupt Trickster's meeting with [[Accord]] due to the [[Noelle|perennial problem]] being excited by [[Perdition|an angry agitator]]. Her life was forfeit for this meeting but she was able to demonstrate, through a ballet routine, that she was not the source of the issue and was allowed to live. She would eventually receive her agreed upon costume.<ref>[[Migration 17.8]]</ref>
===Story Start===
During the war with ABB the Travelers appeared at the meeting at the Rock, with Sundancer, [[Ballistic]] and [[Genesis]] acting as an entourage for Trickster.

Was part of the Travelers' contribution to the raid on what turned out to be an ABB drug den. She was able to keep [[Lung]] at bay for a time but the Monster's increasing ability eventually superseded her own prowess.

Created a large sun that was temporarily effective against the Endbringer that came to the Bay.<ref name="8.3 e1">Fog was blocking one route, while Sundancer stood at another, her superheated orb between her and Leviathan.  The remaining capes were divided between the other two possible alleys Leviathan might have moved through and the air above him.  Legend was hammering Leviathan down to the pavement with a series of laser blasts.<br/><br/>[...]<br/><br/>Leviathan was landing back in the area where the two alleys met. He leaped in Sundancer’s direction, caught the ground with the claws of his hands and feet to halt his momentum. His echo surged forward, some striking the superheated orb, where it blossomed into massive clouds of steam. The rest went low, catching Sundancer below the waist, sweeping her legs out from under her in one violent rush. She flipped forward, her upper body colliding with the ground. The miniature sun winked out of existence.<br/><br/>''Sundancer down, CD-6.'' - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/extermination-8-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extermination 8.3]]</ref> The monster was injured by her sun but was able to bat her away.

This knock back broke well over half the bones in her body, her life was saved by [[Panacea]].<ref name="14.8 e77">“I don’t know about you guys,” Sundancer spoke up, “But monsters scare me enough.”<br/><br/>“Says the girl who can vaporize buildings and give Leviathan pause for thought,” Regent said, giving her a sidelong glance.<br/><br/>“Leviathan broke half the bones in my body.  The only reason I’m standing here is Panacea,” Sundancer said, a little defensively. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/29/prey-14-8/ Excerpt] from [[Prey 14.8]]</ref> As were many others.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===

She engaged in multiple skirmishes in the weeks that followed, including against the Wards when the young heroes discovered them lurking around a site that heralded new arrivals to the Bay.

She proved effective against Slaughterhouse 9 when they made their presence known.
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Defended her territory when the [[Dragonflight]] came to town, destroying several suits.

Mutinied against Trickster along with the rest of the team. Subsequently she was tranqed by Coil so he could focus on the Undersiders.
[[File:Sundancer Destroys Echidna (by Ace0fredspades).jpeg|thumb|Sundancer casts massive fireball to Noelle monster]]
She personally ended [[Echidna]] and put her friend [[Noelle]] to rest. Afterward she removed her armor and stepped through the portal to Aleph.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
All indicators point to her settling back into civilian life. The degree of success is outside of the scope of the story.
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Mars returned to her civilian life and did not pursue cape activities further. Nevertheless, during Gold Morning, [[Khepri]] found Mars and brought her back when she was collecting capes.<ref>There were capes in Earth Aleph, barely C-list by our standards.  Sundancer, Genesis, and Ballistic were there as well, the former two in civilian clothes, retired, the latter in a lavish penthouse, fully done up in costume.  My portals opened, and I had control of them.  I left Oliver behind. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.4]]</ref> Her sun was summoned and magnified by [[Vista]] while under the influence of Khepri; it proved effective against [[Zion]].<ref>Halo. Sundancer. A handful of masters with projection powers. A cape with a giant mask.<br/><br/>All powers that made stuff.<br/><br/>A ring of razor-sharp gold that produced forcefields and lasers. A miniature sun. Soldiers of stone. A golden mask. I had each of them make the individual objects as big as they could get.<br/><br/>I retrieved Chevalier, and I did the same with his cannonblade, raising it to its maximum capacity.<br/><br/>Then I accessed Vista. And I made it all bigger.<br/><br/>I pulled the capes out of the way as the various weapons entered the fray. The sun was as broad across as a skyscraper was tall, the halo was only twice its usual size, firing a substantially sized laser. Scion avoided both.<br/><br/>Chevalier’s weapon should have been too heavy to lift, but he didn’t seem to care.<br/><br/>He shot Scion, and Scion was consumed by the sun. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/speck-30-5/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.5]]</ref>

When the portals were closed between Earth Aleph and the rest of the [[Earths]], Sundancer was presumably returned to her homeworld with the rest of her former teammates.<ref>“But they sealed this world off.  Someone on the other side, they used a device to close all of the doorways, because it looked like there was going to be rioting or war, with too many refugees wanting in.”<br/><br/>“I know,” Taylor said.  ''Except the device wasn’t on the other side.''  “Yeah.  But they sent back everyone that belonged here, and a few of us slipped through before the doors closed.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]</ref>