Julia Carlyle: Difference between revisions

The daughterthe oldest of three children to [[Forbes Carlyle]] and the oldest[[DeForest of three childrenCarlyle]] (she has a unnamed younger step-sister in high school and a younger step-brother named Lexington in grade school), Julia is a member of the uber-wealthy Clan Carlyle, a family that can trace its ancestry back over fifteen generations to the birth of [[Majel Carlyle]]. All members of the Clan Carlyle have metahuman powers, but are '''not''' members of [[The Elite]], nor are they interested in revealing those abilities to the world in general. (This could be why The Elite has not tried to eliminate them, although it is almost certain that they have been in contact.)

Always a rebellious child, Julia discovered her powers at the age of seven (when she sprouted her wings for the first time), and for the next two years, found a great thrill in annoying her family members and neighbors in the upstate New York area (on and around the Carlyle estate). She grew more daring, using her hyper-speed flight powers to travel around the world to various locations and having adventures. She came to the attention of [[Professor Richard Hiram Blumenberg]] in the summer before her ninth birthday, who spoke to the Carlyle family about Julia attending USAES; he left after being given a resounding 'no' to the question, but was shocked when Julia showed up at USAES less than a half-hour after he had returned. (She used her powers of flight and tracking to follow him there.) After a spirited conversation on the phone, Julia was allowed to stay at USAES, and would become the final member of [[Training Cadre 2996]]. (She is also the youngest member of the cadre, being almost three years younger than the others.) In order to give her 'her own space', as well as a person outside of her cadre who she could feel comfortable with, the Professor assigned her as [[Sherrie Klein]]'s roommate. This was also a way to keep Klein (who was to be the final member of ''The Alliance'', had Julia not arrived) close to the group.

'''Winged Flight:''' Julia possesses a pair of fully-functional wings (which extend outwards from her back and possess a wingspan of fifteen feet) which she can either fold back against her back so that she can wear clothing over them, or she can 'shrink' them back into tiny 'wing buds' just beneath her skin. Her wings possess superhuman strength of their own, as she can easily knock even persons with superhuman strength and durability unconscious with a single blow from them. (In terms of lifting strength, Julia's wings have the comparative strength to lifting twenty tons). She can fly at speeds easily matching Kryptonian super-speeds in flight, and can do so without causing damage to the surrounding environment (see Flight Adaptations). If her wings are damaged, her healing power also allows her to regenerate them.

'''RegenerationHealing Factor:''' Julia also possesses the ability to self-regenerate and heal herself from even lethal injuries or exposures to lethal environments or substances. This ability is so powerful that she can even reconstitute her body if large portions are destroyed or even if she is subject to disintegration; if even a molecule of her form still exists, she can reconstitute her form. (Even if her body is '''completely''' destroyed, if her spirit is still viable, she can reconstitute her form if a sample of her DNA (a hair, fingernail, saliva sample, etc.) can be found; her power will reconstitute her body and automatically re-establish her spirit inside her body.) Julia's power even provides her with total immunity to supernaturally-oriented conditions (such as vampirism) and diseases which are traditionally considered to have a 100% mortality rate (such as exposure to the viral agents that cause transformation to a zombie state); her saliva acts in a way similar to the solution created by [[Project Nightbreed]], in that it grants a person exposed to it her full healing ability (the effect wears off after five minutes). Julia's regeneration/healing ability is so powerful that it exists even in her bodily fluids; a kiss from Julia can heal personpersons of even mortal injury, and a small transfusion of her blood can resurrect a person who has been dead for up to twenty-four hours. Unlike other metahumans with healing factors, Julia is not adversely affected if her powers are nullified; she still possesses the same resistance to germs and disease as any normal in excellent physical shape that engages in intense physical exercise.

'''Sonic Generation:''' Julia has the ability to project tightly-focused waves of hypersonic energy, which are so powerful that they can actually break down the molecular bindings of solid material and reduce them to a semi-solid/liquid state. She can affect everything within a quarter-mile area, or attack a single target within her line of sight. Furthermore, the nature of Julia's sonic powers are(see psionicbelow) inallows nature, allowing themher to workdirect underwaterthe orsonic waves in such a vacuum;manner inso addition,that powersthe orintense devicesdamaging thatnature suppressof her abilitysound toprojection speakcan (orbe evendirected conditionswithout suchharm asto laryngitis)persons/ cannotitens she is not trying to affect her(when powerattacking single targets).

Julia's sonic powers are psionic in nature, allowing them to work underwater or in a vacuum; in addition, powers or devices that suppress her ability to speak (or even conditions such as laryngitis) cannot affect her power. However, her powers can be muted out or blocked by powers that dampen mental abilities. As a side-effect of her power, Julia cannot be affected by her own powers or any sonic-or voice-related ability or device; this gives her immunity to mind-control devices of this nature.

Since joining the Legion, Julia has been issued a PFT-M1 [[PFT Weapon]] for personal use, and also has a Legion flight ring. In LLH 13:8, Julia was seen wearing her Legion uniform, which possesses active camouflage elements that allow her to 'blend' in with the aerial environment, making her difficult to see in flight.

Julia has a major in Administration of Justice (criminology). She has flawless linguistic skills in German and Gaelic (both Scottish Gaelic and Irish), and can converse easily as if she were a native of Germany, Scotland or Northern Ireland. She is an expert fighter in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tae_kwan_do Tae Kwon Do] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savate savate], and has incorporated both into an incredibly effective fighting style for use while airborne. She types over ninety-five words per minute, can write and read in shorthand, and is familiar with many computer programs used in office work-environments. Julia is also familiar with a wide variety of liquors and mixed drinks, and can easily stand in at the bar in any club. (This was part of Professor Blumenberg's Alliance training strategy of having all members proficient in a secondary set of skills, allowing them to infiltrate various organizations, survive in unusual circumstances or simply 'hide in plain sight' if the need arises; he saw Julia as being able to disguise herself as an office worker with the looks and abilities to ascend to higher duties in any organization.)