Editing Battery (section)

==History==
===Background===
Battery is the daughter of a detective who was tired of seeing the work put into apprehending villains put into waste by [[Madcap]]. She was contacted by Cauldron while she was shopping for tinker-made equipment and agreed to a meeting to discuss buying powers from them. She then worked out a deal for superpowers she couldn't afford in exchange for a doing a total of three favors.<ref name="I12½"/>

During her first encounter with Madcap, her powers failed and she was defeated in one attack. Upon returning to Cauldron, she was told that she couldn't afford them helping her learn how to use her powers. Doctor Mother said that they would like her to join the Wards and graduate to the Protectorate as soon as possible as one of the favors she owed. Battery accepted. <ref name="I12½"/>

With assistance from Legend, Battery was successful in capturing Madcap on her eighth encounter with the supervillain. Madcap convinced them that he would be more valuable as a member of the Protectorate instead of being sent to the Birdcage. In exchange for his service and agreement to having countermeasures put into place, he was allowed two concessions; a new identity and that he would always be on the same team as Battery. Her reluctant agreement began her partnership with Assault.<ref name="I12½"/>

Battery became the subject of media speculation due to her mysterious partnership with Assault.<ref name="5.3">[[Hive 5.3]]</ref> At some point, Battery transferred to [[Brockton Bay]]. She led the Brockton Bay [[Wards]] for a brief period before she graduated to the [[Protectorate]] in 2007.<ref name="age"/> Over two years before [[Plague]], Cauldron called in their second favor during a storybook reading Battery had convinced Assault to attend in exchange for the possibility of a date. A client wanted a known cape to deliver their product, which she accomplished with no regrets.<ref name="I12½"/>

Eventually, she and Assault married.<ref name="in-depth">Assault – A kinetic energy manipulator, capable of controlling energies of movement, acceleration and motion relative to himself and things he touches.  Was once Madcap, a jailbreak specialist, but was captured by Legend and Battery, and joined the Protectorate.  Eventually married Battery.<br/>[...]<br/>Battery (Deceased)–  Had the ability to pause to let herself charge up energy, expending it to trade each second of time spent charging for several seconds worth of invulnerability, super strength, super speed and electromagnetic repulsion/attraction.  Acquired her powers from Cauldron, and was ultimately asked to assist the Slaughterhouse Nine as part of her contract with them.  She was going against her orders when she was slain by one of Bonesaw’s spiders.  Battery wore a skintight costume with a ‘circuit board’ style pattern on it that glowed as she charged up. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]
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===Story Start===
While the ABB were engaged in their insurgency. Battery was paired with [[Shadow Stalker]], helping watch over a mall where [[Taylor]], [[Danny]], [[Emma]], and [[Alan]] were shopping.<ref name="5.3">[[Hive 5.3]]</ref> She sent Shadow to break up the civilians when they got into an altercation.

She participated in the [[Battle at the Gallery]] but was trapped in stolen containment foam by [[Skitter]].<ref name="6.5"/>

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She met Skitter when the villain was proclaiming her hold over her territory and handing out supplies but elected not to arrest her.<ref name="11.2">[[Infestation 11.2]]</ref>

===[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
She visited the hospital while [[Sierra]] was trying to warn them about the imminent [[Shatterbird]] attack, and confirmed for them that the Nine were indeed in town, giving them a few minutes to prepare. She tried to corner Sierra and ask how she knew the attack was coming, but Sierra escaped in the confusion.<ref>[[Plague 12.8]]</ref> At some point, her costume was damaged, forcing her to switch to a simpler version created from generic [[PRT]] supplies.<ref name="I13"/>

Her third favor was called in during the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]]'s visit to Brockton Bay. Cauldron ordered her to ensure [[Shatterbird]] and [[the Siberian]] left the city alive due to their status as Cauldron Capes with useful abilities.<ref name="I12½"/><ref>Well, to be clear, Cauldron wanted Shatterbird and Siberian to leave the city, not necessarily Jack. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/05/monarch-16-13/#comment-8710 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Monarch 16.13]]</ref> She decided to betray Cauldron and try and kill one of them instead, but never got the opportunity.<ref name="I14.5"/><ref name="in-depth"/>

She was among the heroes sent to help contain the Nine so that they could be bombed.<ref name="I13"/> She was ordered to lend [[Tattletale]] her phone so she could communicate with [[Director Piggot]].<ref>[[Prey 14.4]]</ref>

After [[Bonesaw]]'s agnosia miasma was deployed Battery found herself separated from her group and began tracking three individuals - unknown to her, [[Skitter]], Bonesaw and [[Jack Slash]]. Skitter refused to kill her, but one of Bonesaw's spiders poisoned her anyway after they left her.
She made a full confession of her life and actions to her mentor [[Legend]] while she was painfully dying. Legend was, unknown to her, part of the Cauldron conspiracy and told no one.<ref name="I14.5">[[Interlude 14.y]]</ref>