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[[Image:Legionjuliad.png|thumb|right|Julia Carlyle (who wears a ''second-generation'' Legion uniform)]]
A fictional character in the [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]] universe, '''Julia Elaine Majel Carlyle''' is a
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Born in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan specifically in Manhattan], on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_West_Side Upper West Side]), Julia is the daughter of [[Forbes Carlyle]] (although she was raised by Forbes and [[Paige Turner]], her long-time domestic partner); she is also oldest of
Julia is a member of the uber-wealthy Clan Carlyle, a family that can trace its recorded ancestry as a distinct, separate faction within the [[Twelve Clans]] back over fifteen generations - to the birth of [[Majel Carlyle]] (the first leader of the combined Twelve Clans), and her actions in the war of attempted unification of the Twelve Clans with [[The Elite]]. 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 (although unlike The Elite, Clan members born with powers are simply taught to not use them in public (or willingly use Elite methods to seal them away if they are unable/unwilling to control or keep from revealing them). This is one of the mitigating factors that allowed the truce to be crafted
The great-granddaughter of [[Miranda Carlyle]], Julia is incredibly attractive; she is 5'10 in height and weighs 125 pounds, with the traditional Carlyle birthright of long, dark scarlet hair and slender, with ''very'' long legs. Like the majority of 'Carlyle women', Julia has large, jade-green eyes; Julia, in fact, looks '''exactly''' like Majel Carlyle herself. (This was a factor in the naming of Julia, as she was given her ancestor's name, as well as 'Elaine' - Paige's grandmother's name.) Forbes, having a background in art history and decades of research in the area, named Julia after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_the_Elder Julia The Elder - the daughter of the first Roman emperor, Augustus].
Julia discovered her powers at the age of seven. Because of her habit of constantly disappearing and never being where she was supposed to be (even before her powers developed) Julia picked up the nickname 'Milky' (as in 'you'll have to put her face on a milk carton to find her.') She came to the attention of [[Professor Richard Hiram Blumenberg]] in the summer before her
Despite her signature wings and sonic powers, the majority of Julia's abilities are psionic in nature; as a result, Julia
takes classes in the ''Mental Enhancement Program'' but is a member of the ''USAES Special Transportation Studies program'' and wears the platinum '‘Hermes riding a Pegasus’' symbols of the program.
In public, Julia is the autocratic 'Carlyle woman' expected by her great-grandmother (albeit with a rebellious, adventuring streak and a gift for snarkiness), but is also a strong team player. However, with her friends and family, Julia can be surprisingly gentle, agreeable and caring (particularly around David Allen Farrington, her mothers and her father). Because of her personality, intelligence, skills and abilities, Julia was chosen as Deputy Leader of ''The Alliance'', and she has their complete trust, respect and affection.
In LLH 13.2, '[[Angel Of The Morning]]', Julia joined the Legion as the first member not to be a resident of [[Lawndale]] upon becoming a Legionnaire. Her membership is part of a one-year trial exchange program between the Legion and USAES, which could lead to a permanent program of having USAES cadets (who are also eligible for membership) spending a one-year period as Legionnaires.
In the LLH 'Mini' ''25 Things About Julia Carlyle'', Julia graduated with the USAES Class of 2012, and received her Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice (with a law-enforcement concentration). (In the re-vamped timeline after [[Judith]] and the ''[[Worldburner]] Saga'', Julia - along with the rest of ''The Alliance'', graduated with the USAES Class of 2018.) Because of her exemplary record and achievements, Julia was commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the New York National Guard - specifically, she was assigned to a special aviation reconnaissance and support element for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/69th_Infantry_Regiment_(New_York) 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment] that is also tasked with extraction of high-value targets from the New York area in cases of extraordinary circumstances. (This is common for all ''Federal Service'' ''National Service'' and some ''Metahuman Special Operations''-tracked cadets, who are commissioned as officers in either the Reserve, National Guard or Auxiliary of their chosen military branch). Julia has also moved from probationary status with the FBI to full Special Agent duty status, but due to her age and extraordinary levels of public exposure, has been assigned to 'detached duty' with the Legion for the foreseeable future.
==Powers==
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* her body does not store excess fat, and allows her to convert food more efficiently into energy than non-powered or even most metahumans.
* Julia possesses superhuman strength; she can lift and carry up to 1000 pounds with no effort(or up to twenty tons while in flight/her wings are extended).
* her eyesight is incredibly acute (superior to predatory birds), her eyes are adapted for flight, and her hearing is also enhanced to metahuman levels.
* she possesses superhuman agility which allows her to both fly and fight in incredibly tight areas at very high speeds
* Julia has a '''very''' limited connection to the '[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_Force Speed Force]', allowing her to fly at ultra-high speeds without damage to the environment and perceive her environment in order to perform tasks at those speeds (such as dodge bullets, energy effects, other speedsters, etc.). It is active '''only''' when she is in flight. Even when not in flight, the nature of Julia's powers allow her to perceive and react to her surroundings far more quickly than
'''Gliding:''' Julia possesses the ability to travel through the air on air currents alone
'''Power Dampening Resistance''': In circumstances when Julia is subject to power-dampening drugs, environments or technology (regardless of origin), she ''still'' retains her healing factor (only to the effect that she does not get sick even when exposed to an illness, and her body fluids retain their base healing effects). Even if her other powers are being ''actively'' suppressed, Julia still retains agility, strength and endurance equal to an Olympic-level athlete. '''In addition,
'''Environmental Awareness:''' When using her flight powers, Julia possesses an innate awareness of her environment. Her awareness extends out to roughly one Astronomical Unit (roughly 93 million miles/the distance between Earth and the Sun). This awareness makes Julia a superior navigator, and she can determine how far her awareness can extend from her person (usually this distance is only between ten to fifty miles, unless circumstances call for greater coverage). She can use this power only while in flight.
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'''Healing Factor:''' Julia possesses the ability to self-regenerate and heal herself from even lethal injuries/exposure to environments and substances. Julia can even reconstitute her body if even a molecule of her form still exists. (Even if her body is '''completely''' destroyed, Julia can reconstitute her form if a sample of her DNA can be found, and automatically re-establish her spirit inside her body.) Julia's power provides her with '''complete immunity''' to exotic conditions such as vampirism, zombification and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossed_(comics) ''Crossed''] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28_Days_Later ''Rage''] 'viruses'. Unlike many 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 human in excellent physical condition.
'''Healing Ability:''' Julia can actively trigger production of her regeneration/healing ability into her bodily fluids (specifically in her saliva, sweat and blood) so that it can heal others through physical contact or use of those fluids. Any exposure to these fluids grants a person the effects of Julia's ability for a short period of time (
'''Advanced Telelocation:''' Julia has the ability to lock onto a person's mind (after handling a personal item of the target) and track them down. Julia's ability allows her to track a target anywhere within a 50-mile radius. (If she has no personal object to focus her powers on, she is limited to a six-mile radius.) If the target is shielded from mental powers in some fashion, Julia can only track them to the location where the protection was engaged. Julia is vulnerable to mental attack when using this power.
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'''Astral Form:''' Julia can project her astral form out to 150 miles away. While in astral form, she can use her mental-based powers as normal, her regeneration ability works on her astral form (while solid in other dimensions), and her speech-throwing and clairaudience acts as telepathy.
'''Mental Shields:''' Julia possesses an innate psionic shield that protects her from psionic and emotion-based attacks. This shield is always in place, but lowered when Julia uses her telelocation power or wants to allow any form of psi-contact. The shield also acts as a 'filter' to allow mental contact, but not control of her mind. Julia's mental shields cannot be shut down by any outside source or effect without her willing consent ( see 'Power Dampening Resistance').
'''Sonic Generation:''' Julia has the ability to project sonic energies so powerful that they can liquefy or disintegrate matter (by destroying molecular bindings) or disrupt energy fields. She can affect everything within a quarter-mile area, or attack a single target within her line of sight. Julia's control of her powers allows her attack a single target without harm to anything else in the immediate area. Julia can also use her sonic powers as a form of radar/sonar. While she rarely needs to do so (because of her wings), Julia can use her sonic powers in order to fly at up to the speed of sound. Julia's sonic powers can be used underwater or in a vacuum; losing her ability to speak does not affect her power. Julia's powers can be blocked by powers that dampen mental abilities, and she cannot be adversely affected by any sonic-or voice-related control, ability or device (including her own).
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'''Speech-throwing:''' Julia can use her vocal powers like ventriloquism to any place or person that she can actually view in real-time (through television, binoculars, etc.). Her range for this power is line-of-sight (or up to 2500 miles away, if she has a way to view them in real-time). When using her power, Julia develops clairaudience at the listed ranges, which allows her to talk to the targets of her power.
'''Pyrokinesis:''' Julia possesses pyrokinetic powers that she uses to generate flames around objects without harming them. She has absolute control of the flame sheath, and also has a limited resistance to all heat and flames. She primarily uses this power to sheath swords with flame (in order to fool individuals into believing that she is an angel), to start small fires, or to shoot ''small'' streams of flame or fireballs (which she only does rarely). In the LLH 'Mini ''Clarity'', Julia demonstrated that her pyrokinetic ability has increased dramatically, as she can now actually create solid objects out of pure flame (such as swords), and control the temperature/intensity of those flames to allow them
▲'''Gliding:''' Julia possesses the ability to travel through the air on air currents alone, without the use of her wings. In this manner, Julia can travel at speeds of up to the speed of sound. Strangely enough, Julia can also apply this ability to travel underwater at over 150 knots (just over 170 MPH).
==Equipment==
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Julia has a Bachelor's Degree in Administration of Justice/Criminology (with a minor in Business Administration). She is considering going forward with further studies in order to receive a Master's degree in the former, or an MBA.
Julia has a major in Administration of Justice/Criminology, and a minor in Business Administration. (She is considering going forward with further studies in order to receive a Master's degree in the former, or an MBA.) She has flawless linguistic skills in Latin, German and Gaelic (both Scottish Gaelic and Irish), and can converse easily as if she were a native of Germany, Scotland or Northern Ireland. (It was recently revealed that she has excellent conversational skills in Japanese and can also read and write in all three written forms of the Japanese language.) 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.)▼
Julia has '''flawless''' linguistic skills in Latin, German (High German and Bavarian dialects) and Gaelic (both Scottish Gaelic and Irish), and can converse easily as if she were a native of Germany, Scotland or Ireland/Northern Ireland. (It was recently revealed that she has excellent conversational skills in Japanese and can also read and write in all three written forms of the Japanese language.)
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.
▲Julia
Julia has also developed a number of skills that are not entirely looked upon kindly by the USAES faculty (although they do have a limited group of courses that touch upon these areas; due to that and the fact that those skills are useful, Julia was allowed to continue). She is able to escape from almost any form of restraining device, and is an excellent lockpicker/safecracker. She also has impressive skills in circumventing security systems and entering secure areas. (Julia always keeps a set of lockpicks in her clothing at all times, as well as several micro-thermite charges and a miniature 'electronic lockpicking pad', for the purpose of defeating any door lock. She also keeps a pair of condoms in her uniform, as she has found various uses for them in the shadowy side of her training.)
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Although she has not attempted to expand upon the skill as several of her fellow cadets have, Julia possesses incredible shooting skills. She recorded a perfect marksmanship score at Quantico, is as good with hand weapons as [[Fabian Nogura]] (although she has not trained in ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GunKata the Gun Kata]'' as he has), and is also an excellent gunner (either while flying or in a turret). Julia has a preference for shotguns; she has also gained some skill in fencing (to augment the use of her pyrokinetic skills when she generates swords of flame).
==Trivia==
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Julia loves to eat (she is a born and bred 'foodie'), and because of her powers she doesn't gain weight. She loves to compete in eating contests just to annoy people.
Julia's favorite food is barbecue ribs (although she loves beef brisket equally), and is not above flying all over the country (world) to get the best. She will also eagerly fly around the world to pick up special take-out orders for her friends.
Julia's birthday is August 1st. She was a 'preemie' (premature birth), having been born seven weeks before her due date (which was late September). Despite being slightly underweight, Julia was a normal, healthy baby, and was only kept in the hospital for several weeks until she had gained weight.
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Julia has exceptionally large feet (for a woman) and wears size eleven shoes.
She has been nicknamed 'Duchess' by her fellow ''Alliance'' members because of her autocratic nature; she does not, however, act that way towards [[David Allen Farrington]], which the others in ''The Alliance'' find humorous. However she is known to her society friends as 'Milky' (see 'Biography' above).
Julia's best friends are [[Zoey Robertson]] and [[Sherrie Klein]]. It is because of them that she has some understanding of escrima (Filipino stick-fighting), fashion (due to Zoey), agricultural-oriented business dealings and the general history of the Chevrolet Corvette (due to Sherrie).
Even though she has never really wanted to develop the talent (although she took classes just to please Professor Blumenberg), Julia has a beautiful singing voice and a talent for performing.
Julia's favorite animated character is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starscream Starscream] from 'The Transformers'.
It has been noticed that Julia slightly resembles a younger version of the actress [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Lively Blake Lively], but with red hair and green eyes.
[[Category: Alternate Universe Characters|Carlyle, Julia]]
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