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{{quote|Something you should know about me. The reason I’m such a good runner? It’s not that I’m driven to win. It’s that I really, really hate losing. And I hate losing the most when it’s to a depressing queef like you.|Sophia to [[Taylor]]|[[Buzz 7.6]]}} | |||
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{{quote|Shadow Stalker stuck relentlessly to a path and as shitty as she was at her core, however easily or excellently she could be a villain, she ''valued'' being a vigilante-type, and from what I knew about her, that wouldn’t change, however she was tempted. Being a vigilante served her ends, it served her ego, and it validated her at her core.|[[Victoria]]|[[Polarize 10.10]]}} | |||
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{{Infobox character | {{Infobox character | ||
| name = Sophia Hess | |||
| Image= Shadowstalker large.jpg | | Image= Shadowstalker large.jpg | ||
| imagecaption = <center> | | imagecaption = <center>[https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Shadow-Stalker-650908442 Illustration] by lonsheep on DeviantArt</center> | ||
| alias = Shadow Stalker | | alias = Shadow Stalker | ||
| gender = Female | | gender = Female | ||
| age = 15 | | age = 15<ref name="18.e eSentence">“Do you feel ''bad'' about it? I’m genuinely curious.”<br><br>“I feel… less bad than I should,” I said. “But yeah. It isn’t nice to hear.”<br><br>“Because of what happened, because she was still reeling from the time she spent as your meat puppet, she attacked her mom, who called the authorities. They caught up just in time to catch her in her room, electrical cord around her neck. Cost Shadow Stalker her probation, meaning she got stuck in some parahuman detention center until she’s eighteen. And word is her mom doesn’t want her back when she’s finished the three-year sentence. Last straw and everything. Her life, put on hold, her family shattered. Maybe she was damaged like you said, but you took her captive and tormented her until she went off the deep end.” - [[Queen 18.3]]</ref> | ||
| | | post-timeskip = 17 | ||
| alignment= [[Heroes|Hero]] | | family = Mother<br>Terry, older brother, ~20<br>Younger sister, ~4<ref name="10.x">That anger and worry peaked when a young man, nineteen or twenty, stepped from the living room to the front hall, heading towards the kitchen, and saw her. The man stopped and stared.<br><br>“Mom!” He shouted.<br><br>A tired looking middle-aged woman entered from the kitchen, holding a four-year old girl in her arms. Regent had grown up around lots of kids. He liked to think he was a good judge of ages.<br><br>The woman stared at Shadow Stalker, then turned, “Terry, take your sister upstairs.” - [[Interlude 10]]</ref> | ||
| classification = [[Breaker]]<ref>Capes with the ‘breaker’ classification were generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. Shadow Stalker was one. [...] Almost always, such powers came with some physiological changes that let them manage despite the altered environment they were effectively operating in, allowing them to breathe and walk at the very least. - [[Sentinel 9.2]]</ref><ref>He was functionally a breaker, and I had a limited sense of what worked and didn’t work for breakers. I’d met and talked with Velocity, and I’d met and talked with Shadow Stalker. I’d read up on others. - [[Polarize 10.8]]</ref> 3 ([[Stranger]] 2, [[Mover]] 1)<ref name="9.1 e2">Shadow Stalker is more ambiguous. Breaker 3, sublabels are Stranger 2, Mover 1. Her particular nature as a ‘breaker’ makes her superlight, semi-gaseous, transparent and capable of passing through solid surfaces.” - [[Sentinel 9.1]]</ref><ref name="I16 c1">Some of that were the sub-classifications, if I remember right. Her breaker power makes her a stranger-class, but that’s a derivative effect. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/interlude-16-donation-bonus-2/#comment-7780 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 16.y]]</ref> | |||
| alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]/[[Vigilante]]<ref name="II10.10 e2">But on the surface? I’d known Shadow Stalker briefly, and she had been kind of nice to be around when she’d had reason to be nice. I could believe that Tattletale was the same. But I knew just how shitty they could be when upset- Shadow Stalker broke faces, and Tattletale destroyed psyches. Shadow Stalker stuck relentlessly to a path and as shitty as she was at her core, however easily or excellently she could be a villain, she ''valued'' being a vigilante-type, and from what I knew about her, that wouldn’t change, however she was tempted. Being a vigilante served her ends, it served her ego, and it validated her at her core. - [[Polarize 10.10]]</ref><ref>“A warning. You and I know you’re not Fallen. You’re a hero, and being a hero counts for something. It gets you benefits of a doubt no other cape enjoys. Defiant knows and has lived it. Shadow Stalker in our old Wards program knew it and benefited from it. Skitter got it when she joined the Wards. Lookout, Capricorn, Rain, and Swansong all got some benefit out of it. We’re desperate enough for more people on the side of good that we let things go…” - [[Radiation 18.1]]</ref><ref name="E.2 eSolitary" /> | |||
| status = Unknown, but presumably alive<ref name="II10.10 e1">“I like getting together with all of the old Brockton Bay people,” Vista said. She huffed breath into her hands, then adjusted her scarf. When it didn’t adjust the way she wanted it to, she warped its dimensions. “Feels like I’m putting a puzzle back together. Everyone always has questions they never got to get answers to, you know? Except Rachel Lindt’s one of the people I keep meeting up with, and she’s not a question and answer kind of person.”<br><br>“Tattletale’s the one I keep running into,” I muttered. “She is a question and answer kind of person, and it sucks.”<br><br>Vista smiled. “Doesn’t it? I ''tried'' to reach out, get her in on the reuniting thing. Offered my hand in friendship, and she went straight for the jugular. She seems happy being a villain. Same type as Shadow Stalker, I think.” - [[Polarize 10.10]]</ref> | |||
| occupation = | | occupation = | ||
| team = | | team = Independent<ref name="E.2 eSolitary">“I’m alive, she’s not.”<br><br>“In the rest of your years, even if you ''try'', which you won’t, you won’t make a fraction of the difference she made. You’re going to keep living this solitary little hunter-stalker existence, picking off a few bad guys, getting your jollies, and people are never going to wear a badge on their sleeves for you.”<br><br>“That badge is ''not'' for Hebert.”<br><br>“Maybe not for everyone,” Imp said. “It means different things for different people. A planet they lost, an ordeal they survived, I dunno. But it’s a reminder of Taylor to ''me'', and it’s a reminder for ''you'', too. Every time you see it, now, it’s going to make you think of her, remind you that she did something ''big''.” - [[Teneral e.2]]</ref> | ||
| previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]] | | previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]] | ||
| base of operations = [[The City]]<br/>[[Brockton Bay]] ( | | base of operations = [[The City]]<br>Juvenile Detention Center (Formerly)<ref name="Cast2" /><ref name="18.e eSentence" /><br>[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly) | ||
| | | web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]<br>[[Sentinel 9.6]] (PoV)<br>[[Interlude 19.z]] (Flashback) | ||
| | | ward = [[Glow-worm P.9]] (Mentioned)<br>[[Polarize 10.8]] (Mentioned) | ||
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'''Shadow Stalker''' is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]]. | '''Shadow Stalker,''' real name '''Sophia Hess,''' is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]]. | ||
==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
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=== Relationships === | === Relationships === | ||
==== Mother==== | ==== Mother==== | ||
Her long suffering mother.<ref name="I10"/><ref>[[Venom 29.5]]</ref> | Her long-suffering mother.<ref name="I10"/><ref>[[Venom 29.5]]</ref> | ||
====[[Emma]]==== | ====[[Emma]]==== | ||
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==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
Sophia was dark-skinned, slender, with long, straight hair<ref name="19.z">[[Interlude 19.z]]</ref>. She was athletic,<ref name="9.1"/> owing to her membership on the track and field team<ref name="1.1">[[Gestation 1.1]]</ref> and likely her nighttime activities in the city.<ref name="Cast1">'''Sophia Hess''' – Emma’s new best friend, one of Taylor’s bullies, more physical than the other two. She’s an athletic African-American girl with longer hair. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]</ref> [[Weld]] described her as pretty | Sophia was dark-skinned, brown-eyed, and slender, with long, straight hair<ref name="19.z">[[Interlude 19.z]]</ref>. She was about as tall as [[Taylor]].<ref name="5.3"/> She was athletic,<ref name="9.1"/> owing to her membership on the track and field team<ref name="1.1">[[Gestation 1.1]]</ref> and likely her nighttime activities in the city.<ref name="Cast1">'''Sophia Hess''' – Emma’s new best friend, one of Taylor’s bullies, more physical than the other two. She’s an athletic African-American girl with longer hair. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]</ref> [[Weld]] described her as "pretty"<ref name="9.1"/> and [[Clockblocker]] found her "hot", despite her offputting personality.<ref name="18.z">“She was hot, and when you spend four or five hours a day with the same people, and you’re a guy, and the one girl in the group that’s around your age is that good-looking, maybe you look forward to seeing her.”<br/><br/>“That doesn’t make you sound like a sleazebag. It makes it sound like a perfectly normal teenager with a mild crush.”<br/><br/>“Maybe? Not really; I couldn’t stand her as a person. It still sucked balls, hearing what I did about her going to juvie, on top of everything else.” - [[Interlude 18.z]]</ref>[[File:Winslow_sophia1.jpg|thumb|left|Sophia in civilian clothing.]] | ||
As Shadow Stalker,<ref name="Cast1.5">'''Shadow Stalker''' – A cape in the Brockton Bay Wards. She is capable of turning herself into a shadow state, where she passes through walls, is lightweight and ignores most incoming attacks. Somewhat bloodthirsty. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]</ref> Sophia wears a heavy black cloak and skintight black bodysuit with black-painted metal kneepads, gauntlets,<ref name="19.z"/> belts and pockets.<ref name="I10.5">[[Interlude 10.5]]</ref> Before joining the Brockton Bay Wards, her mask was a modified hockey mask.<ref name="19.z">[[Interlude 19.z]]</ref><ref name="Cast2.5">'''Shadow Stalker, Sophia Hess (Jailed)'''– Once a cape with a vigilante bent, Shadow Stalker was caught after having nearly killed a man, pinning him to a wall with her crossbow bolts, and chose to join the Wards as a probationary member rather than be sent to juvenile detention. Capable of shifting herself into a ‘shadow state’, she can pass through walls, is lightweight, and passes these benefits on to her equipment, including shots fired by her crossbow bolts. Was accused of violating probation shortly after arc 10. In reality, Shadow Stalker was one of Taylor’s tormentors while in her civilian guise. See Sophia Hess’ entry for her description.<br/>.<br/>As Shadow Stalker (in costume), she wears a heavy black cloak and a black bodysuit with black painted metal plates and mask. Her mask was originally a modified hockey mask, but after joining the wards it modeled a woman’s face with a stern expression. Carries two crossbows, with both lethal and tranquilizer ammunition. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]</ref><ref name="9.2"/> After joining the Wards, her mask was made of black-painted metal<ref name="9.2"/><ref name="5.3"/> and took the shape of a woman's face with a stern expression,<ref name="Cast2.5"/> leaving her brown eyes visible behind it.<ref name="5.3"/><ref name="10.1">[[Parasite 10.1]]</ref> Her costume included a "voluminous" cloak<ref name="9.1"/><ref>[[Tangle 6.5]]</ref> in dark gray urban-camouflage, with a hood.<ref name="5.3">[[Hive 5.3]]</ref> She carried two crossbows, and had tranquiliser | As Shadow Stalker,<ref name="Cast1.5">'''Shadow Stalker''' – A cape in the Brockton Bay Wards. She is capable of turning herself into a shadow state, where she passes through walls, is lightweight and ignores most incoming attacks. Somewhat bloodthirsty. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]</ref> Sophia wears a heavy black cloak and skintight black bodysuit with black-painted metal kneepads, gauntlets,<ref name="19.z"/> belts and pockets.<ref name="I10.5">[[Interlude 10.5]]</ref> Before joining the Brockton Bay Wards, her mask was a modified hockey mask.<ref name="19.z">[[Interlude 19.z]]</ref><ref name="Cast2.5">'''Shadow Stalker, Sophia Hess (Jailed)'''– Once a cape with a vigilante bent, Shadow Stalker was caught after having nearly killed a man, pinning him to a wall with her crossbow bolts, and chose to join the Wards as a probationary member rather than be sent to juvenile detention. Capable of shifting herself into a ‘shadow state’, she can pass through walls, is lightweight, and passes these benefits on to her equipment, including shots fired by her crossbow bolts. Was accused of violating probation shortly after arc 10. In reality, Shadow Stalker was one of Taylor’s tormentors while in her civilian guise. See Sophia Hess’ entry for her description.<br/>.<br/>As Shadow Stalker (in costume), she wears a heavy black cloak and a black bodysuit with black painted metal plates and mask. Her mask was originally a modified hockey mask, but after joining the wards it modeled a woman’s face with a stern expression. Carries two crossbows, with both lethal and tranquilizer ammunition. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]</ref><ref name="9.2"/> After joining the Wards, her mask was made of black-painted metal<ref name="9.2"/><ref name="5.3"/> and took the shape of a woman's face with a stern expression,<ref name="Cast2.5"/> leaving her brown eyes visible behind it.<ref name="5.3"/><ref name="10.1">[[Parasite 10.1]]</ref> Her costume included a "voluminous" cloak<ref name="9.1">[[Sentinel 9.1]]</ref><ref>[[Tangle 6.5]]</ref> in dark gray urban-camouflage, with a hood.<ref name="5.3">[[Hive 5.3]]</ref> She carried two crossbows, and had tranquiliser cartridges for them mounted on the forearm of her costume,<ref name="9.2"/> with some razor-sharp bolts concealed between her shoulderblades, underneath her cloak.<ref name="9.6"/> She also carried two small knives.<ref>Regent put down a second, smaller box next to the one Tattletale had brought. I switched positions with Tattletale – she began searching Shadow Stalker, removing crossbows, cartridges of ammunition and two small knives. She found a phone with a touch screen, then reached beneath the unconscious girl's hood to pluck a wireless earbud from the girl's ear. After rubbing it on Shadow Stalker's cloak to clean it, she put it in her own ear and started fiddling with the smart phone. After a few seconds she pronounced, "GPS hasn't been activated. They probably won't turn it on to look for her until she fails to return from patrol." - [[Parasite 10.1]]</ref> | ||
In her [[Breaker]] state, she was described as wispy<ref name="3.3"/> and transparent, as if she was composed of gas.<ref name="9.1">[[Sentinel 9.1]]</ref> She was described as nearly invisible,<ref name="3.3">[[Agitation 3.3]]</ref> a gray shadow among other shadows,<ref name="9.6"/> and had a distorted, skull-like face hidden by her mask.<ref name="bdoc">"Think of Shadow Stalker’s metal mask hiding her face, which is distorted and skull-like in breaker state" —[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B5IJ6M0jl3Qavz5rgCiUhbhnf1LlS5brd54_zc5gysw | In her [[Breaker]] state, she was described as wispy<ref name="3.3"/> and transparent, as if she was composed of gas.<ref name="9.1">[[Sentinel 9.1]]</ref> She was described as nearly invisible,<ref name="3.3">[[Agitation 3.3]]</ref> a gray shadow among other shadows,<ref name="9.6"/> and had a distorted, skull-like face hidden by her mask.<ref name="bdoc">"Think of Shadow Stalker’s metal mask hiding her face, which is distorted and skull-like in breaker state" — [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B5IJ6M0jl3Qavz5rgCiUhbhnf1LlS5brd54_zc5gysw BREAKERS], document by Wildbow</ref> However, meeting her in daylight, [[Taylor]] described her only as "a little smoky, like she was made of sand and not anything solid."<ref name="5.3">[[Hive 5.3]]</ref> | ||
==Powers & Equipment== | ==Powers & Equipment== | ||
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Her power could be used to phase a bolt or other weapon into a target, then unphase it inside of them to bypass armor, though this is noted to leave a characteristic imprint in the victim.<ref name="9.6" /> | Her power could be used to phase a bolt or other weapon into a target, then unphase it inside of them to bypass armor, though this is noted to leave a characteristic imprint in the victim.<ref name="9.6" /> | ||
It was stated that her powers affected her personality after she triggered, her behavior becoming more aggressive and violent as a result of her trigger event.<ref name="28.4">[[Cockroaches 28.4]]</ref> [[Weaver]] speculated that her [[agent]] was exceptionally aggressive, and had heavily influenced her personality to make her more violent.<ref name="28.4e1">"Way too passive," Imp murmured.<br/><br/>"So's Shadow Stalker," Tattletale said.<br/><br/>"But Shadow Stalker's passenger isn't. If there are any undertones, any way that the passengers influence our actions, then Shadow Stalker was definitely influenced. I dug through her old records, read up on her history."<br/><br/>"What?" Shadow Stalker asked.<br/><br/>"She got aggressive after she got her powers. Generally more…" I searched for the way to phrase it.<br/><br/>"You fucking looked at my records?"<br/><br/>"…More violent than most people would be, in her shoes. Lashing out, aimlessly at first, and then with a target, channeling the aggression. Except it was the same amount of violence, just concentrated into fewer incidents, alongside a pretty extensive bullying campaign." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/07 | It was stated that her powers affected her personality after she triggered, her behavior becoming more aggressive and violent as a result of her trigger event.<ref name="28.4">[[Cockroaches 28.4]]</ref> [[Weaver]] speculated that her [[agent]] was exceptionally aggressive, and had heavily influenced her personality to make her more violent.<ref name="28.4e1">"Way too passive," Imp murmured.<br/><br/>"So's Shadow Stalker," Tattletale said.<br/><br/>"But Shadow Stalker's passenger isn't. If there are any undertones, any way that the passengers influence our actions, then Shadow Stalker was definitely influenced. I dug through her old records, read up on her history."<br/><br/>"What?" Shadow Stalker asked.<br/><br/>"She got aggressive after she got her powers. Generally more…" I searched for the way to phrase it.<br/><br/>"You fucking looked at my records?"<br/><br/>"…More violent than most people would be, in her shoes. Lashing out, aimlessly at first, and then with a target, channeling the aggression. Except it was the same amount of violence, just concentrated into fewer incidents, alongside a pretty extensive bullying campaign." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/07 Excerpt] from [[Cockroaches 28.4]]</ref> | ||
Her power had a negative interaction with [[Grue]]'s darkness, making it difficult to breathe in her shadow state, forcing her into a middle ground where she was slower and found it draining and painful to re-form after objects passed through her.<ref name="9.6"/> | Her power had a negative interaction with [[Grue]]'s darkness, making it difficult to breathe in her shadow state, forcing her into a middle ground where she was slower and found it draining and painful to re-form after objects passed through her.<ref name="9.6"/> | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Sophia triggered at the age of 12.<ref>[[Interlude 19.z]] - Joins the Wards "three years and four months" before age 18 (14 and 8 months). Had powers "two and a half years" already (12 and 2-ish months).</ref> Active as a minor vigilante over the next two and half years, Shadow Stalker was eventually caught after having nearly killed a man, pinning him to a wall with her crossbow bolts. When given the option, she chose to join the [[Wards]] as a probationary member rather than be sent to juvenile detention. As a condition of her parole, she was given probationary status in the Wards and required to use nonlethal ammunition, a requirement she usually ignored when the Wards weren't looking. | |||
She fought [[Behemoth]] in the attack prior to the [[Battle against Leviathan]], although she mostly did search and rescue,<ref name="27.3" /> presumably alongside the [[Wards]]. | She fought [[Behemoth]] in the attack prior to the [[Battle against Leviathan]], although she mostly did search and rescue,<ref name="27.3" /> presumably alongside the [[Wards]]. | ||
In her civilian guise, she was [[Emma|Emma's]] best friend and one of [[Taylor Hebert|Taylor’s]] tormentors, as well as a member of the high school's track and field team. She wasn't liked by many, beyond Emma and [[Madison Clements|Madison]], as she was fairly notorious for being mean spirited. Her brand of bullying tended more towards the physical than any of the other girls – tripping, punching, kicking, shoving, and so on; likely being the one who pushed | In her civilian guise, she was [[Emma|Emma's]] best friend and one of [[Taylor Hebert|Taylor’s]] tormentors, as well as a member of the high school's track and field team. She wasn't liked by many, beyond Emma and [[Madison Clements|Madison]], as she was fairly notorious for being mean spirited. Her brand of bullying tended more towards the physical than any of the other girls – tripping, punching, kicking, shoving, and so on; likely being the one who pushed Taylor [[Locker Incident|into the locker]].<ref name="Cast2">'''Sophia Hess''' – Emma’s best friend, a member of the track and field team. Not liked by many, beyond Emma and Madison, as she’s fairly notorious for being mean spirited. Taylor mentioned that Sophia’s own brand of bullying tends more towards the physical than any of the other girls – tripping, punching, kicking, shoving, and so on. Currently in juvenile detention. Sophia is dark skinned and athletic, owing to her membership on the track and field team. See Shadow Stalker in the Wards section, below. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]</ref><ref>[Sophia] was Emma’s best friend. The person who had shoved me into the locker, back on the day I’d gotten my powers. On countless occasions, she had pushed and tripped me, often several times a day. She’d knocked me down the stairs, when I was near the bottom of the flight, even got others to do similar things. Given that she’d been suspended after my last meeting with her, I somehow didn’t think she’d walk away without confrontation if she saw me. - [[Buzz 7.5]]</ref> She told Emma that her friend would be allowed into [[the Trio]] if she "laughed more at the pranks and jokes, stood a little straighter instead of cringing like a whipped dog".<ref name="20.3">[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/26 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.3]]</ref> | ||
===Story Start=== | ===Story Start=== | ||
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During the curfew necessitated by the [[ABB]]'s rampage, she was stationed at a shopping mall along with [[Battery]]. After seeing the concussed Taylor shove Emma unprovoked, she put her bullying victim in zip-ties and admonished the teen's father to keep a hold on his daughter. | During the curfew necessitated by the [[ABB]]'s rampage, she was stationed at a shopping mall along with [[Battery]]. After seeing the concussed Taylor shove Emma unprovoked, she put her bullying victim in zip-ties and admonished the teen's father to keep a hold on his daughter. | ||
Emma's father called the meeting despite the mountain of evidence that was against her, Sophia's position in the Ward's protected her from severe punishment.<ref>Blackwell was pushed by the PRT to go soft on Sophia. -[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4zr928/ | Emma's father called the meeting despite the mountain of evidence that was against her, Sophia's position in the Ward's protected her from severe punishment.<ref>Blackwell was pushed by the PRT to go soft on Sophia. -[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4zr928/_/d6zeqkc Wildbow on Reddit]</ref> | ||
After catching sight of Taylor Hebert kiss [[Brian Laborn|her seeming boyfriend]], Sophia stalked her to a bookstore and violently confronted her. She was then stopped by "the boyfriend" and fled.<ref name="7.6">[[Buzz 7.6]]</ref> | After catching sight of Taylor Hebert kiss [[Brian Laborn|her seeming boyfriend]], Sophia stalked her to a bookstore and violently confronted her. She was then stopped by "the boyfriend" and fled.<ref name="7.6">[[Buzz 7.6]]</ref> | ||
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]=== | ===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]=== | ||
Sophia harassed her teammate [[Vista]] on the Brockton Bay Wards. Later, her teammate [[Flechette]] was shocked by her brutality on patrol. <ref name="9.2" /> When Sophia was captured by | Sophia harassed her teammate [[Vista]] on the Brockton Bay Wards. Later, her teammate [[Flechette]] was shocked by her brutality on patrol. <ref name="9.2" /> When Sophia was captured by the Undersiders, she was used as a puppet by their member, Regent. After forcing her to fight her own teammates, Regent sent evidence of Sophia's bullying to the police, and revealed her secret identity to her family. | ||
She was accused of violating her probation shortly after [[Parasite|Arc 10]] and was sent to juvenile detention.<ref name="I10">[[Interlude 10]]</ref> When Skitter was revealed to be Taylor, Sophia could only scream in blind rage and shatter the TV.<ref name="I20">[[Interlude 20.x]]</ref> | She was accused of violating her probation shortly after [[Parasite|Arc 10]] and was sent to juvenile detention.<ref name="I10">[[Interlude 10]]</ref> When Skitter was revealed to be Taylor, Sophia could only scream in blind rage and shatter the TV.<ref name="I20">[[Interlude 20.x]]</ref> | ||
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=== Post-Gold Morning === | === Post-Gold Morning === | ||
Sophia was spotted stalking [[Imp]] from the rooftop of a nearby building hunting some of [[The Heartbroken]]. Imp confronted her, and Sophia, upon seeing Imp badge | Sophia was spotted stalking [[Imp]] from the rooftop of a nearby building hunting some of [[The Heartbroken]]. Imp confronted her,<ref name="E.2 eTargetUndersiders">“As I was saying,” Imp said, not looking away from the hills and trees that glittered with snow, “You touch them, you’re ''really'' going to regret it.”<br><br>“I was thinking of taking ''you'' down,” Shadow Stalker said.<br><br>“Even dumber,” Imp replied. “They’re pretty scary people, and I think some of them even ''like'' me. I mean, really, do you want to fuck with ''that'' nest of hornets?”<br><br>“Doesn’t matter. Situation didn’t call for it.”<br><br>Imp shrugged. “All the villains out there, and you pick ''us''? There’s a reason.”<br><br>“Some stuff was left unresolved,” Shadow Stalker said. - [[Teneral e.2]]</ref> and Sophia, upon seeing Imp's badge honoring the Gold Morning, gets irritated by it by claiming the victory wasn't earned due to everyone being controlled and "used", as well as trying to deny that it was Taylor's power that did it all. Imp correctly guesses, however, that Sophia is irritated by the badge because she knows deep down, no matter how hard she tries, she will never make a bigger impact than or be remembered like Taylor. Imp comments that Sophia will be reminded of this every time she sees the badge on someone, and then leaves her to stew in her anger.<ref name="e.2">[[Teneral e.2]]</ref> | ||
==Chapter Appearances== | ==Chapter Appearances== | ||
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*(To Taylor Hebert): ''“Funny how it all turns out. This, for one thing. That I can’t anticipate you anymore. And… that it’s just you. There’s nobody to mourn me when I'm gone. Family doesn’t really care. No friends left. No teammates, even. I'm left to console myself with the idea that, if I die, I'll at least annoy the depressing, creepy little geek from high school.”'' | *(To Taylor Hebert): ''“Funny how it all turns out. This, for one thing. That I can’t anticipate you anymore. And… that it’s just you. There’s nobody to mourn me when I'm gone. Family doesn’t really care. No friends left. No teammates, even. I'm left to console myself with the idea that, if I die, I'll at least annoy the depressing, creepy little geek from high school.”'' | ||
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{{#if:Sophia to TaylorBuzz 7.6|| “ | Something you should know about me. The reason I’m such a good runner? It’s not that I’m driven to win. It’s that I really, really hate losing. And I hate losing the most when it’s to a depressing queef like you. | ” |
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{{#if:VictoriaPolarize 10.10|| “ | Shadow Stalker stuck relentlessly to a path and as shitty as she was at her core, however easily or excellently she could be a villain, she valued being a vigilante-type, and from what I knew about her, that wouldn’t change, however she was tempted. Being a vigilante served her ends, it served her ego, and it validated her at her core. | ” |
| {{#if:Victoria| —Victoria{{#if:Polarize 10.10|, Polarize 10.10}} }}}} | ||
</tabber> <infobox> <title source="name"><default>Shadow Stalker</default></title>
<image source="Image"></image> <image source="image"></image> <group><header>Basic Information</header> <label>Civilian Name</label> <label>Aliases</label> <label>Gender</label><default>Unknown</default> <label>Death</label> <label>Age</label><default>Unknown</default> <label>Post-timeskip</label> <label>Ward start</label> <label>Relations</label> <label>Family</label></group> <group><header>Professional Status</header> <label>Occupation</label> <label>Classification</label> <label>Unique Features</label> <label>Alignment</label>
<label>Status</label><format>“Tattletale’s the one I keep running into,” I muttered. “She is a question and answer kind of person, and it sucks.”
Vista smiled. “Doesn’t it? I tried to reach out, get her in on the reuniting thing. Offered my hand in friendship, and she went straight for the jugular. She seems happy being a villain. Same type as Shadow Stalker, I think.” - Polarize 10.10</ref>
<label>Location</label> <label>Teams</label> <label>Previous Team(s)</label> <label>Base of Operations</label></group> <group><header>First Appearance</header> <label>Worm Debut</label> <label>Ward Debut</label></group> </infobox> Shadow Stalker, real name Sophia Hess, is a member of the Brockton Bay Wards.
Personality[edit]
Sophia is a mean-spirited, hot-tempered and violent teenager who finds anything but negative consequences as encouragement to continue.<ref name="SB1">Wildbow: @ Luo - Sophia is a consummate bully. Preying on Criminals as 'acceptable targets' gets her validation and respect without tying her hands. Just like preying on the acceptable targets at school has people (other students) look the other way. While she's forming this twisted worldview, it all validates that worldview because she's doing what people are going to accept and because people...
Wildbow: ...accept it she feels right & unthreatened.
Luolang: So, is it about self-worth or something?
Luolang: That by beating down these specific sorts of targets, she's /better/ than them, on some moral dimension?
Wildbow: Mmmm. Wouldn't jump straight to self worth.
Wildbow: That implies the wrong thing.
Luolang: What do you mean by "validation" there?
Wildbow: Validation = other people implicitly saying 'you're right'
Luolang: Was that why she befriended Emma?
Luolang: Because as a vigilante that's unknown, she doesn't exactly have validation
Wildbow: I think you're reaching, Luo
Wildbow: It's about power more than self worth. That she can basically take action and take power, partially by pushing other people down, and make herself effectively greater in the greater scheme of things. When society doesn't rise up and lash out against her, that basically, implicitly says 'this is right, this is the way things are'
Wildbow: To sum up: her thought process is: am aggressive, want to hurt people/lash out, so she goes and beat the shit out of random thug, nobody says anything, nobody stops her, even when she goes too far. Criminals are lower than her, and taking this course of action reminds them of that, while reminding her that she's greater than them. Picking on a student at school sees other students look the...
Wildbow: ...other way, administration downplays things, and being a hero means the administration is even more willing to play ball (A la school meeting).
Wildbow>: Nobody is telling her to stop = Validation - archived conversation on Space battles</ref> She has nothing but disdain for those she perceives as weak and hates anyone she can't beat in a fight. When Taylor was revealed to be Skitter, Sophia was enraged and later tried to convince herself that she was responsible for what Taylor became. Surprisingly, she admitted to Taylor that she was resentful that Taylor had a parent who actually cared for her enough to actually attend the meeting.
A lot of her personality comes from the influence of her shard, as noted by Taylor.<ref name="28.4e1"/>
Relationships[edit]
Mother[edit]
Her long-suffering mother.<ref name="I10"/><ref>Venom 29.5</ref>
Emma[edit]
Friends who enabled each other.
Taylor[edit]
Her 'prey' who turns out to be a predator much to Sophia's surprise.
Appearance[edit]
Sophia was dark-skinned, brown-eyed, and slender, with long, straight hair<ref name="19.z">Interlude 19.z</ref>. She was about as tall as Taylor.<ref name="5.3"/> She was athletic,<ref name="9.1"/> owing to her membership on the track and field team<ref name="1.1">Gestation 1.1</ref> and likely her nighttime activities in the city.<ref name="Cast1">Sophia Hess – Emma’s new best friend, one of Taylor’s bullies, more physical than the other two. She’s an athletic African-American girl with longer hair. - Cast (spoiler free)</ref> Weld described her as "pretty"<ref name="9.1"/> and Clockblocker found her "hot", despite her offputting personality.<ref name="18.z">“She was hot, and when you spend four or five hours a day with the same people, and you’re a guy, and the one girl in the group that’s around your age is that good-looking, maybe you look forward to seeing her.”
“That doesn’t make you sound like a sleazebag. It makes it sound like a perfectly normal teenager with a mild crush.”
“Maybe? Not really; I couldn’t stand her as a person. It still sucked balls, hearing what I did about her going to juvie, on top of everything else.” - Interlude 18.z</ref>
As Shadow Stalker,<ref name="Cast1.5">Shadow Stalker – A cape in the Brockton Bay Wards. She is capable of turning herself into a shadow state, where she passes through walls, is lightweight and ignores most incoming attacks. Somewhat bloodthirsty. - Cast (spoiler free)</ref> Sophia wears a heavy black cloak and skintight black bodysuit with black-painted metal kneepads, gauntlets,<ref name="19.z"/> belts and pockets.<ref name="I10.5">Interlude 10.5</ref> Before joining the Brockton Bay Wards, her mask was a modified hockey mask.<ref name="19.z">Interlude 19.z</ref><ref name="Cast2.5">Shadow Stalker, Sophia Hess (Jailed)– Once a cape with a vigilante bent, Shadow Stalker was caught after having nearly killed a man, pinning him to a wall with her crossbow bolts, and chose to join the Wards as a probationary member rather than be sent to juvenile detention. Capable of shifting herself into a ‘shadow state’, she can pass through walls, is lightweight, and passes these benefits on to her equipment, including shots fired by her crossbow bolts. Was accused of violating probation shortly after arc 10. In reality, Shadow Stalker was one of Taylor’s tormentors while in her civilian guise. See Sophia Hess’ entry for her description.
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As Shadow Stalker (in costume), she wears a heavy black cloak and a black bodysuit with black painted metal plates and mask. Her mask was originally a modified hockey mask, but after joining the wards it modeled a woman’s face with a stern expression. Carries two crossbows, with both lethal and tranquilizer ammunition. - Cast (in depth)</ref><ref name="9.2"/> After joining the Wards, her mask was made of black-painted metal<ref name="9.2"/><ref name="5.3"/> and took the shape of a woman's face with a stern expression,<ref name="Cast2.5"/> leaving her brown eyes visible behind it.<ref name="5.3"/><ref name="10.1">Parasite 10.1</ref> Her costume included a "voluminous" cloak<ref name="9.1">Sentinel 9.1</ref><ref>Tangle 6.5</ref> in dark gray urban-camouflage, with a hood.<ref name="5.3">Hive 5.3</ref> She carried two crossbows, and had tranquiliser cartridges for them mounted on the forearm of her costume,<ref name="9.2"/> with some razor-sharp bolts concealed between her shoulderblades, underneath her cloak.<ref name="9.6"/> She also carried two small knives.<ref>Regent put down a second, smaller box next to the one Tattletale had brought. I switched positions with Tattletale – she began searching Shadow Stalker, removing crossbows, cartridges of ammunition and two small knives. She found a phone with a touch screen, then reached beneath the unconscious girl's hood to pluck a wireless earbud from the girl's ear. After rubbing it on Shadow Stalker's cloak to clean it, she put it in her own ear and started fiddling with the smart phone. After a few seconds she pronounced, "GPS hasn't been activated. They probably won't turn it on to look for her until she fails to return from patrol." - Parasite 10.1</ref>
In her Breaker state, she was described as wispy<ref name="3.3"/> and transparent, as if she was composed of gas.<ref name="9.1">Sentinel 9.1</ref> She was described as nearly invisible,<ref name="3.3">Agitation 3.3</ref> a gray shadow among other shadows,<ref name="9.6"/> and had a distorted, skull-like face hidden by her mask.<ref name="bdoc">"Think of Shadow Stalker’s metal mask hiding her face, which is distorted and skull-like in breaker state" — BREAKERS, document by Wildbow</ref> However, meeting her in daylight, Taylor described her only as "a little smoky, like she was made of sand and not anything solid."<ref name="5.3">Hive 5.3</ref>
Powers & Equipment[edit]
Sophia was capable of shifting herself into a "shadow state" which allowed her to pass through walls and made her lightweight. She could pass on these attributes onto her equipment, including shots fired by her crossbow bolts.<ref name="9.2">Sentinel 9.2</ref> It was unknown exactly what her upper limit was. For example, while she was able to 'shadow' a fold-up chair and launch it through a wall where it would materialize as a projectile, it was unknown just how much effort this cost her.<ref name="27.3">Extinction 27.3</ref>
As Shadow Stalker, Sophia carried two crossbows with both lethal and nonlethal bolts.
She is greatly vulnerable to electricity in her breaker state, even with strong static shocks being transferred into sufficient injuries.<ref>My for-a-short-time teammate Shadow Stalker had been impervious to physical blows and conventional weapons, but a minor electrical shock threatened to kill her, and I’d heard that even a strong static shock had delivered actual injuries that had translated to muscle damage after she had turned human again. - Excerpt from Blinding 11.11</ref> As a Ward, she had lenses built into her mask that could fold down over her eyes, designed to detect electricity.<ref name="9.6">Sentinel 9.6</ref>
If she "stalled" inside a solid object, she lost forward momentum and suffered excruciating pain. She also suffered as badly as anyone from pepper spray or other aerosols if she changed back while they were still inside her, if not worse.<ref name="9.6" />
Her power could be used to phase a bolt or other weapon into a target, then unphase it inside of them to bypass armor, though this is noted to leave a characteristic imprint in the victim.<ref name="9.6" />
It was stated that her powers affected her personality after she triggered, her behavior becoming more aggressive and violent as a result of her trigger event.<ref name="28.4">Cockroaches 28.4</ref> Weaver speculated that her agent was exceptionally aggressive, and had heavily influenced her personality to make her more violent.<ref name="28.4e1">"Way too passive," Imp murmured.
"So's Shadow Stalker," Tattletale said.
"But Shadow Stalker's passenger isn't. If there are any undertones, any way that the passengers influence our actions, then Shadow Stalker was definitely influenced. I dug through her old records, read up on her history."
"What?" Shadow Stalker asked.
"She got aggressive after she got her powers. Generally more…" I searched for the way to phrase it.
"You fucking looked at my records?"
"…More violent than most people would be, in her shoes. Lashing out, aimlessly at first, and then with a target, channeling the aggression. Except it was the same amount of violence, just concentrated into fewer incidents, alongside a pretty extensive bullying campaign." - Excerpt from Cockroaches 28.4</ref>
Her power had a negative interaction with Grue's darkness, making it difficult to breathe in her shadow state, forcing her into a middle ground where she was slower and found it draining and painful to re-form after objects passed through her.<ref name="9.6"/>
History[edit]
Background[edit]
Sophia triggered at the age of 12.<ref>Interlude 19.z - Joins the Wards "three years and four months" before age 18 (14 and 8 months). Had powers "two and a half years" already (12 and 2-ish months).</ref> Active as a minor vigilante over the next two and half years, Shadow Stalker was eventually caught after having nearly killed a man, pinning him to a wall with her crossbow bolts. When given the option, she chose to join the Wards as a probationary member rather than be sent to juvenile detention. As a condition of her parole, she was given probationary status in the Wards and required to use nonlethal ammunition, a requirement she usually ignored when the Wards weren't looking.
She fought Behemoth in the attack prior to the Battle against Leviathan, although she mostly did search and rescue,<ref name="27.3" /> presumably alongside the Wards.
In her civilian guise, she was Emma's best friend and one of Taylor’s tormentors, as well as a member of the high school's track and field team. She wasn't liked by many, beyond Emma and Madison, as she was fairly notorious for being mean spirited. Her brand of bullying tended more towards the physical than any of the other girls – tripping, punching, kicking, shoving, and so on; likely being the one who pushed Taylor into the locker.<ref name="Cast2">Sophia Hess – Emma’s best friend, a member of the track and field team. Not liked by many, beyond Emma and Madison, as she’s fairly notorious for being mean spirited. Taylor mentioned that Sophia’s own brand of bullying tends more towards the physical than any of the other girls – tripping, punching, kicking, shoving, and so on. Currently in juvenile detention. Sophia is dark skinned and athletic, owing to her membership on the track and field team. See Shadow Stalker in the Wards section, below. - Cast (in depth)</ref><ref>[Sophia] was Emma’s best friend. The person who had shoved me into the locker, back on the day I’d gotten my powers. On countless occasions, she had pushed and tripped me, often several times a day. She’d knocked me down the stairs, when I was near the bottom of the flight, even got others to do similar things. Given that she’d been suspended after my last meeting with her, I somehow didn’t think she’d walk away without confrontation if she saw me. - Buzz 7.5</ref> She told Emma that her friend would be allowed into the Trio if she "laughed more at the pranks and jokes, stood a little straighter instead of cringing like a whipped dog".<ref name="20.3">Excerpt from Chrysalis 20.3</ref>
Story Start[edit]
Sophia helped to bully Taylor as a member of the Trio. She helped Madison pour juice on Taylor, laughing "like it was the funniest thing in the world".<ref name="1.1" />
During the curfew necessitated by the ABB's rampage, she was stationed at a shopping mall along with Battery. After seeing the concussed Taylor shove Emma unprovoked, she put her bullying victim in zip-ties and admonished the teen's father to keep a hold on his daughter.
Emma's father called the meeting despite the mountain of evidence that was against her, Sophia's position in the Ward's protected her from severe punishment.<ref>Blackwell was pushed by the PRT to go soft on Sophia. -Wildbow on Reddit</ref>
After catching sight of Taylor Hebert kiss her seeming boyfriend, Sophia stalked her to a bookstore and violently confronted her. She was then stopped by "the boyfriend" and fled.<ref name="7.6">Buzz 7.6</ref>
Post-Leviathan[edit]
Sophia harassed her teammate Vista on the Brockton Bay Wards. Later, her teammate Flechette was shocked by her brutality on patrol. <ref name="9.2" /> When Sophia was captured by the Undersiders, she was used as a puppet by their member, Regent. After forcing her to fight her own teammates, Regent sent evidence of Sophia's bullying to the police, and revealed her secret identity to her family.
She was accused of violating her probation shortly after Arc 10 and was sent to juvenile detention.<ref name="I10">Interlude 10</ref> When Skitter was revealed to be Taylor, Sophia could only scream in blind rage and shatter the TV.<ref name="I20">Interlude 20.x</ref>
Gold Morning[edit]
She was freed and joined Taylor's group hunting down villains for a time after Gold Morning. She was successfully used as bait to message to the Simurgh due to her particularly active shard. During the voyage in the Firefly, she was consistently a voice of dissent in the group, going so far as getting into a fight with Lung.
She fought in the Cauldron siege, killing multiple Case 53's. When Zion visited the base, she retreated using her power and was picked up afterward.<ref>Venom 29.9</ref>
Post-Gold Morning[edit]
Sophia was spotted stalking Imp from the rooftop of a nearby building hunting some of The Heartbroken. Imp confronted her,<ref name="E.2 eTargetUndersiders">“As I was saying,” Imp said, not looking away from the hills and trees that glittered with snow, “You touch them, you’re really going to regret it.”
“I was thinking of taking you down,” Shadow Stalker said.
“Even dumber,” Imp replied. “They’re pretty scary people, and I think some of them even like me. I mean, really, do you want to fuck with that nest of hornets?”
“Doesn’t matter. Situation didn’t call for it.”
Imp shrugged. “All the villains out there, and you pick us? There’s a reason.”
“Some stuff was left unresolved,” Shadow Stalker said. - Teneral e.2</ref> and Sophia, upon seeing Imp's badge honoring the Gold Morning, gets irritated by it by claiming the victory wasn't earned due to everyone being controlled and "used", as well as trying to deny that it was Taylor's power that did it all. Imp correctly guesses, however, that Sophia is irritated by the badge because she knows deep down, no matter how hard she tries, she will never make a bigger impact than or be remembered like Taylor. Imp comments that Sophia will be reminded of this every time she sees the badge on someone, and then leaves her to stew in her anger.<ref name="e.2">Teneral e.2</ref>
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Fanart Gallery[edit]
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Sophia bullying Taylor by Lonsheep
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Shadow Stalker in the Wards by Lonsheep
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Sophia by SomnolentSlumber
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Illustration by Linaleez
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Illustration by Cyrix
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Illustration by crashLegacy on deviantart
Quotes[edit]
- (To Taylor Hebert): “Funny how it all turns out. This, for one thing. That I can’t anticipate you anymore. And… that it’s just you. There’s nobody to mourn me when I'm gone. Family doesn’t really care. No friends left. No teammates, even. I'm left to console myself with the idea that, if I die, I'll at least annoy the depressing, creepy little geek from high school.”
References[edit]
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| Teachers | Mr. Gladly {{#switch: unknown | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Mrs. Knott {{#switch: unknown |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Mr. Quinlan {{#switch: unknown |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} | |||||||||||||||
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| Students | Taylor Hebert {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Greg Veder {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Sophia Hess {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Emma Barnes {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Madison Clements {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Charlotte {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} |
| Anchorage | Auroch • Feint • Roulette • Vellum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Austin | Hoyden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | Houndstooth • Avenguard • Avian • Stungun • Keychain • Blush • 10-59 • Pigeonhole • Optics {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | Hunch • Reynard • Roulette {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Weld {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brockton Bay | Aegis {{#switch: deceased | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT= | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Chariot • Clockblocker {{#switch: deceased |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT= | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Gallant {{#switch: deceased |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Glory Girl {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Kid Win {{#switch: deceased |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Shadow Stalker {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT= |
| Chicago | Annex • Bearach • Cuff • Garnett • Golem • Grace • Raymancer {{#switch: deceased | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT= | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | Gentle Giant {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Chronicler • Young Buck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | Arbiter • Auroch • Flambé • Leister • Vantage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York | Flechette {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Jouster • Shelter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raleigh | Cask {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | Gully {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Scapegoat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | Trapper {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | Chronicler • Intrepid • Strapping Lad • Young Buck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unknown Location | Eviction • Fisherboy • Greenhorn • Hype • Sunflower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inaugural Wards Team | Chevalier {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Miss Militia {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Mouse Protector {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Reed {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Director | Emily Piggot {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Thomas Calvert {{#switch: deceased |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • James Tagg {{#switch: deceased |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} |
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| Staff | Renick (Deputy Director) • Jessica Yamada (Parahuman Psychologist) | |||||||||||||||
| Leader | Armsmaster {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Miss Militia | ||||||||||
| Members | Adamant • Assault • Battery {{#switch: deceased | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Challenger • Clockblocker • Dauntless • Dovetail • Sere • Triumph • Velocity {{#switch: deceased |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} | |||||
| Team Captains | Battery • Triumph • Aegis {{#switch: deceased | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Weld • Clockblocker • Crucible | ||||||||||
| Members | Browbeat {{#switch: deceased | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT= | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Glory Girl {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Kid Win • Shadow Stalker • Toggle • Vista |