Apocrypha
<infobox> <title source="name"><default>Apocrypha</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>Apocrypha is the name given to the clones of Alexandria created by Echidna. They shared her powers and memories, but, like all Echidna clones, felt a driving desire to destroy everything their original cared about.
Appearance[edit]
Unlike other clones, she was not explicitly described as malformed in any way. She had long black hair, and similar to her original she was missing an eye on one side, without a prosthetic to conceal it.<ref>An Alexandria. Had to be, with that long black hair. The woman stood, and I could see how she was missing an eye. She brushed her hair to one side, so it covered half her face, and I could hear a murmur. - Excerpt from Scourge 19.5</ref>
The first Apocrypha to appear was outfitted with a white costume of reverse coloring to Alexandria's uniform with a broken, ruined lighthouse in place of the original. She also had a long white cape, high boots, elbow-length gloves and a stylized helmet that let her hair flow.<ref name="costume">The Eidolon-clone apparently wasn’t worried about the mass of armed heroes that were mobilized against him. No, his concern was being naked.
He touched Alexandria, and she flickered. When the flickering died out, she was dressed in a costume; a long white cape, a white bodysuit with high boots and elbow length gloves and a stylized helmet that let her long black hair flow free. The tower on her chest was a tumbled ruin. The ruined lighthouse. A mockery of her other self, the colors reversed.
I really wasn’t liking the implications for that flickering power. Healing, the costume… - Excerpt from Scourge 19.6</ref> The second one, created later on, went naked.<ref>Legend shouted something, but the wind kept his voice from reaching us. He had to fly to avoid the Alexandria-clone’s unending pursuit.
The other, naked Alexandria took flight and went after him. - Excerpt from Scourge 19.6</ref>
Abilities and Powers[edit]
Apocrypha had very similar abilities to her original - flight, strength, and invulnerability. While it is not directly showcased, it can be assumed that she also has her source's Thinker abilities.<ref name="List">Rebecca Costa Brown Alexandria Invincibility via. body in stasis, flight and vastly enhanced strength, with perfect eidetic recall and consequent mastery of many skills Protectorate/Cauldron Brute Mover Thinker - Parahuman List, bolded edit by Wildbow.</ref>
Like Alexandria, Apocrypha's invulnerability didn't defend against abilities that made heavy use of interdimensional phenomena, such as Scrub, Damsel of Distress, Foil, or March. Eidolon made use of this vulnerability to destroy her.<ref>HamiltonsGhost:
Obviously we don't know the mechanics of Alexandria's powers, but I have always guessed that it was some kind of interdimensional or multi-dimensional attack. Not that I have any evidence, but the all-powerful nature of Sting combined with the fact that all powers are cross-dimensional in nature to some extent (because the power source/computing substrate is in another dimension) makes me think that it had to be something like that.
Wildbow:
This would be an accurate guess, though the bit in brackets is a little off.
The likes of Scrub, Damsel, Foil, or March would be able to damage Alexandria. - Wildbow on Reddit</ref>
History[edit]
Post-Slaughterhouse Nine[edit]
After the capture of Eidolon and Alexandria, Echidna created Ignis Fatuus and Apocrypha. Apocrypha kept Legend busy, keeping him from dealing with Ignis Fatuus and Echidna.<ref>The Alexandria-clone floated up, interjecting herself between Legend and his targets. He adjusted the beam’s orientation, and she moved to block it. He divided it in two shots that she couldn’t block, and she charged him. Legend broke off to flee. - Excerpt from Scourge 19.6</ref>
During Ignis Fatuus's monologue, another Apocrypha was created along with several other clones. She allowed Ignis Fatuus to speak, but soon joined the other Apocrypha in chasing down Legend.<ref>Echidna belched out another set of clones.
There was one forge-man, two identical to the one I’d seen flinging stones at Chevalier. And an Alexandria. They lurched to their feet, but they didn’t attack. They were letting Eidolon speak.
[...]
Legend shouted something, but the wind kept his voice from reaching us. He had to fly to avoid the Alexandria-clone’s unending pursuit.
The other, naked Alexandria took flight and went after him. - Excerpt from Scourge 19.6</ref>
Both Apocryphas were killed in combat by Eidolon after he was released by Echidna. He utilized explosions that sent out neon green concentric circles, which were powerful enough to potentially level entire sections of the city.<ref>A series of neon green concentric circles exploded outward from a point in the sky above, rippling out to disappear over each horizon. Eidolon had engaged one Alexandria-clone, and whatever he’d done seemed to have finished her off. One left.
[...]
Another circle exploded across the sky. Alexandria-clone-two was down. Legend and Eidolon descended in Echidna’s direction, keeping a healthier distance.
Whatever Eidolon had been hitting the clones with, considering the area it was covering and the fact that it was apparently taking Alexandria out of action, it suggested a kind of attack that couldn’t be used near the ground, because it might have leveled whole sections of the city. - Excerpt from Scourge 19.6</ref>
Chapter Appearances[edit]
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Trivia[edit]
- Apocrypha is only named in the tags of the chapters she appears in.
- The term Apocrypha is defined as "biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of Scripture." This serves as the opposite of Alexandria's name, which is based on the Library of Alexandria, a repository of accepted knowledge. Alternatively, the name could reference the other definition of apocrypha, which are "writings of doubtful authenticity," referencing Apocrypha's status as a clone.
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