Switch Hitter
<infobox> <title source="name"><default>Switch Hitter</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><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> Switch Hitter is the heroic leader of the Girls at Bat.
Personality
Switch Hitter is implied to be bisexual.
Hitter is quite upfront, opening the conversation with Victoria with flirting.<ref>“You’re a sight for sore eyes,” Switch told me. She swung the gold bat, the other one still resting against her shoulder. A slash of gold flew out and hit the wall of hard gas, parting it.
“Trapped?”
“Nah,” she said. I thought for a moment she might be a Rachel type, not prone to explanation or sharing, but then she added, “Lonely. Freaked out. And my eyes are actually sore. These goggles, they do nothing.” - Excerpt from Radiation 18.6</ref>
She was reluctant to leave the front-lines fearing to disappoint fellow heroes.
Appearance
Hitter dresses casually even as a cape, with simple domino mask and some baseball uniform pieces, the only eye-catching parts of her costume are enhanced bats. She carries two bats. One is an elaborate ornate bat which appears to be encased in glass or ice, with a localised galaxy in the centre. The other bat is made of wood that glows at its core, and is wreathed in golden horns that rotate around it.<ref>The cape I’d come to help was Switch Hitter, leader of the Girls at Bat and not a cape that had sought out the big time by any means. She wore a wool baseball cap with a brown ponytail sticking out the back, a winter baseball coat, scarf, and domino mask, and her legs were skinny in black leggings beneath the heavier top layers. She held a baseball bat in each hand, but each one was power-touched. One was elaborate, ornate, with the appearance of…
[...]
The bat looked like it had been encased in craggy glass or ice, the interior replaced with a localized galaxy or black hole. Glittery motes of light swirled around a dark central nexus. It rested against her shoulder. The other bat was wreathed in gold horns, trim, and other decoration that didn’t seem to touch the bat it lazily rotated around. The wood at the core glowed. The bats didn’t match her costume at all. - Excerpt from Radiation 18.6</ref>
Abilities and Powers
Hitter can enhance her bats with different blaster-effects, that are activated by swinging them. The power can be divided between several objects. One of her bat swings results in a large golden slash that is capable of carving up part of a Titan.<ref>She threw the galaxy bat to one side, and it was wood as it clunked against the rooftop. She took a two handed grip on the golden bat, and it grew to double size. She began swinging again.
[...]
The golden lash that seemed to peel off of the bat smacked Skadi in the shoulder, carving out a furrow. She didn’t straighten up right away, breathing hard. - Excerpt from Radiation 18.6</ref> Her attacks are strong enough to damage Titans. She was able to increase the size of at least one of her bats.<ref>“Will we?” she asked. She threw the galaxy bat to one side, and it was wood as it clunked against the rooftop. She took a two handed grip on the golden bat, and it grew to double size. She began swinging again. - Excerpt from Radiation 18.6</ref>
She can deliver strong, repeated swings even one-handed and while exhausted.<ref>She attacked again, a trio of one-armed swings made with enough force and intensity that I had to imagine the bat was made lighter by her power, or she had some good muscle on that arm. The slashes cut through the wall and hit Titan Eve. - Excerpt from Radiation 18.6</ref>
Equipment
She dual-wield baseball bats.
History
Background
Hitter has been a hero since 2010.<ref name="4years">“How long ago did you become a hero?”
“Four years- five years. I took a year off.” - Excerpt from Radiation 18.6</ref> She initially was a part of Sacred Heart, but left it after two years, because of harassment from teammates.<ref>“I was with Sacred Heart at first,” Hitter said. “I used to be a warrior angel. It was cool and then it wasn’t. Legend might have opened doors, but people can still be shitty in private. The team management said I could do whatever I liked, but the guys who were being shitty could do whatever they liked too.” - Excerpt from Radiation 18.6</ref>
Gold Morning
Participated without any teammates.<ref>“I’m sorry,” I told her. “That’s why you had the gap year?”
[...]
“…Quit for a year. Perfect timing, no teammates when the end of the world came.” - Excerpt from Radiation 18.6</ref>
She joined Girls at Bat shortly after the end of the world, and stayed with them for another two years.<ref name="4years"/> At some point, she became the leader.
Post-Ice Break
She was among frontline heavy-hitters in the fight with titans Eve, Oberon and Skadi. Antares had to persuade her to retreat. Hitter had a panic attack while being recovered by Antares, and Victoria calmed her down.<ref name="II18.6">Radiation 18.6</ref>
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