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| occupation = Chief Deputy Director
| occupation = Chief Deputy Director
| team = [[Protectorate]]
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[[Cauldron]]
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| Image = Alexandria.png
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| imagecaption = ''Image by Ridtom on [http://ridtom.deviantart.com/art/Alexandria-510871026 DeviantArt]''
| previous team =
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| base of operations =  
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| classification = [[Mover]], [[Brute]] 9, [[Thinker]] 6
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| web serial = Extermination 8.1
| web serial = Extermination 8.1
| family =|status = Deceased}}
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'''Rebecca Costa-Brown''' is the Chief Director of the [[Parahuman Response Team]] while, as Alexandria, she is the second-in-command of the [[Protectorate]] and the leader of the Los Angeles Protectorate team.
|status = Deceased}}
'''Rebecca Costa-Brown''' is the Chief Director of the [[Parahuman Response Team]].


==Personality==
==Personality==
Alexandria has perfect memory, and as such she has a vast understanding of a lot of concepts. Her indestructibility and high position gives her an extremely strong sense of confidence. She has this "air" about her, causing people to get out of her way, treat her with a lot of respect and hush their speaking. <!--This "aura" of command was such th-->
She has this "air" about her, causing people to get out of her way, treat her with a lot of respect and hush their speaking.{{cite}} <!--This "aura" of command was such th-->
 
She disliked lying as a result of her experience in hospital as a child - "feeding people poison with a smile on my face" - and, early in her career, she was uncomfortable with [[Legend]] allowing the [[Siberian]] to kill a civilian as bait. However, she grew increasingly comfortable with such tactics as her career progressed.<!-- her Interlude. -->


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
Rebecca is a tall, muscular woman with long, straight black hair.
Rebecca is a tall, muscular woman with long, straight black hair. <ref>[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/extermination-8-1/ Extermination 8.1]</ref> She often dressed in a suit.<!-- Skitter interrogation scenes -->


As Alexandria, Her costume was black and light gray, with an image of a tower in the center of her chest, and featured a wide, heavy cape that flowed over her shoulders and draped onto the ground beside and behind her<ref>https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/extermination-8-1/</ref>.
==Identity==
{{spoiler}}
Director Costa-Brown is actually the secret identity of [[Alexandria]], one of the most powerful [[parahumans]] alive. She is invulnerable, super-humanly strong, and capable of flight; and she possesses enhanced intelligence and memory.


==Abilities and Powers==
This presents a significant conflict of interest, considering that the PRT is supposed to act as a check on parahuman power; it's completely illegal for a parahuman to be head of the PRT.{{cite}}
Alexandria is considered the epitome of 'flying brick' capes. The triad of flight, strength and invincibility recurs often enough, in enough variations, that it’s often referred to as ‘the Alexandria package’ in honor of her.


According to Doctor Mother, Alexandria is one of the strongest parahumans that Cauldron recorded. She has the ability to fly at speeds nearly matching Legend, a virtually invincible body, near-perfect memory retention, accelerated processing and learning, and the ability to sense emotions.
Alexandria is also a member of [[Cauldron]], a group guilty of crimes against humanity{{cite}} in their pursuit of their mission.


Her mental faculties were offloaded to her [[Shard|Passenger]]<ref>[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-11#post-19466282 Archived Comment by Wildbow]</ref>, this rendered her immune to the effects of those such as the [[Simurgh]], and were the source of her thinker abilities.
<includeonly>Notes to self WB parahuman list has her powers as a statis effect, in story has her powers as a variant case-53 that looks human i.e. extensive body modifiation find dialogue from pretender
her body is basically a calcified invulnerable mass only the rarest powers can touch </includeonly>
==History==
==History==
===Background===
===Background===
At some point, Rebecca contracted cancer. She was approached by [[Doctor Mother]] who offered her a chance to gain superpowers and she took it despite the risks. 
{{spoiler}}
''See [[Alexandria#History]].''
 
Rebecca contracted cancer in her teens, and grew increasingly disaffected as a result of her perception that people were lying to her about her chances for survival. She was approached by [[Doctor Mother]] as an early test subject for [[Cauldron]] in exchange for service.


After gaining her powers, Rebecca spent two years guarding [[Doctor Mother]] while earning a reputation as a superheroine.
After gaining her powers, Rebecca spent two years guarding [[Doctor Mother]] while earning a reputation as a superheroine.


Eventually, Alexandria would be introduced to the other members of [[Cauldron]]. [[Hero]] told her that he had heard of her and mentioned how she had taken Strongarm and Mongler before Doctor Mother told them about her abilities. [[Legend]] commented on the fact the heroes usually wore brighter colors and she told him that it was easier to get blood out of her black and grey costume.
Eventually, Alexandria would be introduced to the other members of [[Cauldron]]. She presented a proposal she had come up with: that they form a team that followed the regulations and stipulations of the United States government, led by Hero or Legend. She told them that it was part of an eight stage plan to incorporate parahumans into society before telling them how they could set up the organization she was proposing. Her civilian identity would take a position in the government to quietly steer things.
 
<p style="font-weight:normal;">Alexandria then informed them of her proposal, that they form a team that followed the regulations and stipulations of the United States government. When asked about who would lead the team, she suggested Hero or Legend. She told them that it was part of an eight stage plan to incorporate parahumans into society before telling them how they could set up the organization she was proposing.</p>
 
<p style="font-weight:normal;">When asked about how she would guarantee the plan, she said that her civilian identity would take a position in the government. She told them that they should consider it before offering to give them booklets full of information relevant to her proposal.</p>


<p style="font-weight:normal;">She lost an eye to the Siberian during the same fight that led to [[Hero]]'s death, and required Eidolon's powers to heal her enough to use a glass eye to maintain normal appearance, as normal healers could not affect her due to her power.</p>
She lost an eye to the Siberian during the same fight that led to [[Hero]]'s death, and required Eidolon's powers to heal her enough to use a glass eye to maintain normal appearance, as normal healers could not affect her due to her power.  


After Hero's death, she became the leader of a smaller team based in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3koqyc/what_protectorate_team_are_eidolon_and_hero_a/cuz8v53 Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]</ref>
After Hero's death, Alexandria became the leader of a smaller team based in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3koqyc/what_protectorate_team_are_eidolon_and_hero_a/cuz8v53 Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]</ref>
[[File:Worm_alexandria_by_zhaomeng-d6wxjfo.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The tower icon of her costume.]]
[[File:Worm_alexandria_by_zhaomeng-d6wxjfo.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The tower icon of her costume.]]
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Alexandria participated in the [[Battle against Echidna]]. She was duplicated, creating [[Apocrypha]], whose appearance revealed her secret identity. [[Ignis Fatuus]] revealed her and her colleagues secret membership of [[Cauldron]].
Alexandria participated in the [[Battle against Echidna]]. She was duplicated, creating [[Apocrypha]], whose appearance revealed her secret identity. [[Ignis Fatuus]] revealed her and her colleagues secret membership of [[Cauldron]].
===Post-[[Echidna]]===
===Post-[[Echidna]]===
She confronted [[Skitter]] after she turned herself in to the PRT, in order to properly control the teenage villen Rebecca tried to engineer a situation that would make skitter try to attack her. This would then allow her to arrest skitter and shore up her standing in the PRT. What rebecca failed to account for was SKitter's ability to offload her emotional responses to her swarm much as rebbecca did with her own mental abilites. This caused a severe misscalculation when Skitter snapped after thinking that alexandria had butchered one of her friends and killed the fallen heroine.{{Cite}}
Before her identity became public knowledge, she was killed attempting to help interrogate [[Skitter]] for the PRT. Although she was rendered braindead without oxygen, her invulnerable body survivied intact.
<!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-13#post-22604409 on the failure of alexandria's interogation-->


She later seemingly returned from the dead in the [[Battle against Behemoth]], her invulnerable body was possessed by [[Pretender]].
She later seemingly returned from the dead in the [[Battle against Behemoth]], possessed by [[Pretender]], and continued to act as a superhero fighting [[S-class threats]]. Rebecca herself, however, was dead.
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Her body was finally destroyed by [[Scion]].
==Quotes==
==Quotes==
*''"Threats is the wrong word … But English is a limited language in some ways. There's really no word to articulate what I mean. A threat with a measure of inevitability to it. A promise? Too feeble. People break promises too often. A curse? A malediction? Too... magical. An oath? The connotations are wrong. When I say I'll do something, I make it happen."''
*''"Threats is the wrong word … But English is a limited language in some ways. There's really no word to articulate what I mean. A threat with a measure of inevitability to it. A promise? Too feeble. People break promises too often. A curse? A malediction? Too... magical. An oath? The connotations are wrong. When I say I'll do something, I make it happen."''

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<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> Rebecca Costa-Brown is the Chief Director of the Parahuman Response Team.

Personality

She has this "air" about her, causing people to get out of her way, treat her with a lot of respect and hush their speaking.[citation needed]

She disliked lying as a result of her experience in hospital as a child - "feeding people poison with a smile on my face" - and, early in her career, she was uncomfortable with Legend allowing the Siberian to kill a civilian as bait. However, she grew increasingly comfortable with such tactics as her career progressed.

Appearance

Rebecca is a tall, muscular woman with long, straight black hair. <ref>Extermination 8.1</ref> She often dressed in a suit.

Identity

Director Costa-Brown is actually the secret identity of Alexandria, one of the most powerful parahumans alive. She is invulnerable, super-humanly strong, and capable of flight; and she possesses enhanced intelligence and memory.

This presents a significant conflict of interest, considering that the PRT is supposed to act as a check on parahuman power; it's completely illegal for a parahuman to be head of the PRT.[citation needed]

Alexandria is also a member of Cauldron, a group guilty of crimes against humanity[citation needed] in their pursuit of their mission.

History

Background

See Alexandria#History.

Rebecca contracted cancer in her teens, and grew increasingly disaffected as a result of her perception that people were lying to her about her chances for survival. She was approached by Doctor Mother as an early test subject for Cauldron in exchange for service.

After gaining her powers, Rebecca spent two years guarding Doctor Mother while earning a reputation as a superheroine.

Eventually, Alexandria would be introduced to the other members of Cauldron. She presented a proposal she had come up with: that they form a team that followed the regulations and stipulations of the United States government, led by Hero or Legend. She told them that it was part of an eight stage plan to incorporate parahumans into society before telling them how they could set up the organization she was proposing. Her civilian identity would take a position in the government to quietly steer things.

She lost an eye to the Siberian during the same fight that led to Hero's death, and required Eidolon's powers to heal her enough to use a glass eye to maintain normal appearance, as normal healers could not affect her due to her power.

After Hero's death, Alexandria became the leader of a smaller team based in Los Angeles.<ref>Comment by Wildbow on Reddit</ref>

File:Worm alexandria by zhaomeng-d6wxjfo.jpg
The tower icon of her costume.

Post-Slaughterhouse Nine

Alexandria participated in the Battle against Echidna. She was duplicated, creating Apocrypha, whose appearance revealed her secret identity. Ignis Fatuus revealed her and her colleagues secret membership of Cauldron.

Post-Echidna

Before her identity became public knowledge, she was killed attempting to help interrogate Skitter for the PRT. Although she was rendered braindead without oxygen, her invulnerable body survivied intact.

She later seemingly returned from the dead in the Battle against Behemoth, possessed by Pretender, and continued to act as a superhero fighting S-class threats. Rebecca herself, however, was dead.

Quotes

  • "Threats is the wrong word … But English is a limited language in some ways. There's really no word to articulate what I mean. A threat with a measure of inevitability to it. A promise? Too feeble. People break promises too often. A curse? A malediction? Too... magical. An oath? The connotations are wrong. When I say I'll do something, I make it happen."

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