Nix

<infobox> <title source="name"><default>Nix</default></title>

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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> Nix, not to be confused with her twin sister Nyx,<ref name="R1"/> was a member of the Las Vegas Protectorate before leaving it along with the rest of her team.

Background

Nix and her twin sister Nyx both took Cauldron vials, presumably as part of tests with capes with identical DNA, like Fenja and Menja. Only Nix had viable powers, while Nyx became a "monstrous cape". It appears that Nyx was released into the world as another Case 53, while Nix was allowed to continue her life as normal, presumably joining the Wards. Nyx later joined the Slaughterhouse Nine.

Relationships

Nix was a member of the Las Vegas team, and took it very hard when measures against Cauldron capes came into play, possibly because she herself was a Cauldron cape, or because she had a personal relationship with Pretender, who was detained at the time.

It is unknown if she remembers her sister.

Appearance

Nix isn't described in detail, but it can be assumed that her costume is flamboyant, like the rest of her team.

Abilities and Powers

Nix can create illusions similar to those produced by her sister. However, when these illusions are disrupted they turn into harmless smoke as opposed to the poison gas produced by Nyx.<ref name="List">Nix Produced gas that could be shaped into controlled but fragile silent images. Protectorate - Parahuman List, bolded edit by Wildbow.</ref> Other possible powers are unknown, but as she is easily trapped by Golem's stone hand, it can be assumed that she is not a powerful Brute, Changer or Mover.

It is unknown if her gas has the same properties as Nyxes, while it is not noted to the possibility exists that she is actively repressing the effect.

History

Background

Nix, and her twin sister Nyx both took Cauldron vials<ref name="R1">sanctaphrax:
What was the deal with Nix and Nyx, anyway?

Wildbow:
Twin sisters, took Cauldron vials, one went Case 53. - Comment by Wildbow] on Reddit</ref>, presumably as part of tests with capes with identical DNA, like Fenja and Menja. Only Nix had viable powers, while Nyx became a "monstrous cape". It appears that Nyx was released into the world as another Case 53, while Nix was allowed to continue her life as normal.

Nix would eventually join the Las Vegas Protectorate, it was possible that like her sister she was brainwashed and placed there deliberately.<ref name="SB1">Cauldron's habit was to take all of the human experiments that turned out well, brainwash them, and then place them in larger organizations to support said organizations, fighting the natural tendency for parahumans to seek conflict (and thus making forming large committed groups hard). Shamrock could well have been slated for the Protectorate, Red Gauntlet, the Suits, or even the Nemesis program (being brainwashed with an auto-lose trigger against one client who paid a good sum, so that client could get a better position and climb faster in rep). - Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles</ref><ref name="15.z">She was at the cloud-level when the door opened. She stepped into the brightly lit corridors of Cauldron’s testing laboratory and strode down to the cells.

Thirty cells, filled with subjects. Thirty-one now. The cells didn’t appear to have doors, but the individuals within were all too aware of the dangers of stepping beyond the perimeters of their cells, or of trying to harass Alexandria as she strode by.

Only two-thirds of them were monstrous, affected by the formulas. Others would go free with alterations to their memories. Some would have fatal weaknesses inserted into their psyches, reason to hesitate at a crucial moment against a certain foe. - Excerpt from 15.z (Donation Interlude 3; Alexandria)</ref>

Post-Timeskip

As part of Vegas dark she helped with the inflitration of Cauldron after Doormaker was left incapacitate.

She was last seen in Protectorate custody, though it is probable that she was pulled into Gold Morning.

References

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