Damsel of Distress
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<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><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> Damsel of Distress was an independent villain operating in a small town near Enfield, New Hampshire.
Background
Damsel of Distress was one of the three parahumans operating in the small town that the Slaughterhouse Nine went to following the events in Brockton Bay.
Personality
Her power was somewhat uncontrolled, spiking or 'fritzing' as she got stressed or anxious, and her obsessive personality meant she would get caught in loops where she might accidentally destroy her meal as she was preparing it, then the resulting frustration and anxiety would pop up every time she ate for the next few days. In stubbornness and pride, she would consequently go a week, easily, without really eating<ref name="Reddit1"/>, to avoid the embarrassment of such failures. The same applies to sleep, shelter, company etc<ref name="Spacebattles1"/>.
Her passenger drove her to be ambitious, fighting to be on top, and sabotages her more when she fails to be, perpetuating (along with the malnutrition) the strings of near-misses<ref name="Reddit1"/>. She's pretty much driven to do the evil villain monologues, because it's a drug-like relief from the constant pressure the passenger puts on her to establish her superiority<ref name="Spacebattles1"/>.
Narcissistic, megalomaniac, paranoid, she's a borderline 'camp' villain, but the sheer destructive potential she could bring to bear, and the reality of a 'camp' villain willing to murder hostages or blame others for her problems, combined with her drawbacks, made both her scary and pitiable<ref name="Reddit1"/>.
She was fond of situations where she could use hostages or stalk a target through a cluttered area (blasting through cover and potentially her target)<ref name="Reddit1"/>.
Bonesaw's alterations simultaneously broke her pride and gave her control. A cold, ruthless, detached source of obliteration, deserving and giving no pity.<ref name="Reddit1">Comment by Wildbow on Reddit</ref><ref name="Spacebattles1"/>
Appearance
Damsel has an unusual body type, looking thin and boyish. In her confrontation with Blasto, she was wearing a white, strapless dress which hugged her upper body, but billowed around her lower.
Her arms are twice as long as usual, with mechanisms crammed inside of them, allowing her to better control her power.
Powers & Abilities
Her power warped reality in a chaotic way<ref name="Spacebattles1"/>, producing uncontrolled blasts of gravity, space and matter alteration<ref name="Reddit1"/>. Rip, tear, punch through, twist, melt, whatever, everything in a cone-shaped blast<ref name="Spacebattles1"/>. It ignored most forms of durability<ref name="Reddit1"/>, and was capable of punching through walls<ref name="Spacebattles1"/>. They had a range of six to ten feet<ref name="Reddit1"/>.
Super high recoil, to the point that she has a minor mover power<ref name="Reddit1"/><ref name="Spacebattles1"/>.
She had power incontinence and couldn't control the minor flare-ups of her power 100%<ref name="Spacebattles1"/>, spiking or 'fritzing' as she got stressed or anxious<ref name="Reddit1"/> leading to her destroying utensils and food.
Bonesaw gave her the ability to control the power, at the cost of her becoming even more of a monster<ref name="Reddit1"/><ref name="Spacebattles1">Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles</ref>.
History
Damsel of Distress is said to have tried to become a notable villain in a big city such as Boston a few times, but never quite being able to cut it, and always having to come back. She had an ongoing feud with Licit and Edict.
Following the events in Brockton Bay, the remaining members of the Slaughterhouse Nine (Jack Slash and Bonesaw) went to recruit her into the Nine. Bonesaw made her one of her "toys" by augmenting her arms to give her more control over her powers.
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